EPA v. SOCO OFFSHORE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

3. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. SOCO OFFSHORE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION 1221 LAMAR HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77010 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)

• SOCO OFFSHORE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SOCO OFFSHORE INC

  1221 LAMAR ST STE 1200, HOUSTON, TX, 770103038

  Registry ID: 110010655601

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SOCO OFFSHORE, INC.entered 1998-10-15

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $18,900

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-10-15Final Order Issued
• 1998-11-24Compliance Achieved
• 1998-11-24Enforcement Action Closed