EPA v. SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION (GMG290096)
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$5,000
Compliance action
$1,100
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION VERMILLION BLOCK 332 GULF OF MEXICO 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) BY DISCHAR- GING POLLUTANTS INTO NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE U.S. THAT EXCEEDED THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS OF ITS PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $10,000.
Defendants (1)
- SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SAMEDAN OIL CORP
350 GLENBOROUGH STE 240, HOUSTON, TX, 770673299
Registry ID: 110010622674
Statutes cited
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION (GMG290096)entered 1997-01-29
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $5,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1996-09-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-09-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-01-29Final Order Issued
- 1997-03-17Compliance Achieved
- 1997-03-18Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36606
- Case number
- 06-1996-0308
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1996-0308 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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