EPA v. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1)OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION 4021-23 AMBASSADOR PARKWAY LAFAYETTE, LAFAYETTE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70503 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)(1) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIOLA- TIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• UNION OIL CO OF CAL

  4021-23 AMBASSADOR PKWY, LAFAYETTE, LA, 70503

  Registry ID: 110010655585

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIAentered 1998-10-15

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $9,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-10-15Final Order Issued
• 1998-11-20Compliance Achieved
• 1998-11-20Enforcement Action Closed