EPA v. COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION, A DELAWARER CORPORATION COASTAL TOWER, NINE GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 2744 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77046 FACILITIES: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF WATERS OF THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS OFFSHORE FACILITIES IN EXCESS OF PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED DMRS FILED WITH EPA. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT. THE AO ORDERS THE RESPONDENT TO, WITHIN 30 DAYS: A) TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS, B) SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND WHY THEY WILL PREVENT RECUR- RENCE, C) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS IN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST TIME POSSI- BLE, AND D) MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

Defendants (1)

• COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• COASTAL STATES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

  9 GREENWAY PLAZA, HOUSTON, TX, 77046

  Registry ID: 110005068853

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONentered 1998-04-30

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-04-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-04-30Final Order Issued
• 1998-05-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-14Compliance Achieved
• 1999-01-14Enforcement Action Closed