EPA v. CHEVRON U.S.A. PRODUCTION COMPANY, A PENNSYLVANIA CORP.

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(2). 2. CHEVRON U.S.A. PRODUCTION COMPANY, A PENNSYLVANIA CORP. 935 GRAVIER STREET NEW ORLEANS, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA 70112 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 OFFSHORE FACILITIES THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED DMRS FILED WITH EPA. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $137,500 FOR THE VIOLA- TIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• CHEVRON U.S.A. PRODUCTION COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• CHEVRON USA

  935 GRAVIER STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112

  Registry ID: 110017857844

• CHEVRON USA

  935 GRAVIER STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112

  Registry ID: 110017857844

• CHEVRON USA

  935 GRAVIER STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112

  Registry ID: 110017857844

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CHEVRON U.S.C. INC.entered 1998-11-20

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $121,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-11-20Final Order Issued
• 1998-12-23Compliance Achieved
• 1998-12-23Enforcement Action Closed