EPA v. ELF EXPLORATION, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(10. 2. ELF EXPLORATION, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION 1000 LOUISIANA, SUITE 3800 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77002 FACILITIES: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OF THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITIES THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED DMRS FILED WITH EPA. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIOLA- TIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• ELF EXPLORATION, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ELF EXPLORATION INC

  1000 LA ST STE 3800, HOUSTON, TX, 77088

  Registry ID: 110010643973

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ELF EXPLORATION, INC.entered 1999-01-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $21,600

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-25Final Order Issued
• 1999-03-11Compliance Achieved
• 1999-03-11Enforcement Action Closed