EPA v. TEXACO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION INC., A DELAWARE CORP.

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. TEXACO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION INC., A DELAWARE CORP. P.O. BOX 61050 NEW ORLEANS, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA 70161 FACILITIES: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OF THE WESTER 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)

• TEXACO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TEXACO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, INC.

  PO BOX 61050, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 701611050

  Registry ID: 110010655594

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TEXACO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION INC.entered 1998-11-10

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $25,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-11-10Final Order Issued
• 1999-03-15Compliance Achieved
• 1999-03-15Enforcement Action Closed