EPA v. SHELL FRONTIER OIL AND GAS INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. SHELL FRONTIER OIL AND GAS INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 61001 NEW ORLEANS, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA 70161 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, WITHIN 30 DAYS, TO: (A) TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT 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 POS- SIBLE, AND (D) MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

Defendants (1)

• SHELL FRONTIER OIL AND GAS INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SHELL FRONTIER OIL & GAS INC

  ONE SHELL PLAZA PO BOX 61933, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70161

  Registry ID: 110010655674

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SHELL FRONTIER OIL AND GAS INC.entered 1998-05-04

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-05-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-05-04Final Order Issued
• 1998-06-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-06-29Compliance Achieved
• 1999-06-29Enforcement Action Closed