EPA v. AVIARA ENERGY CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. AVIARA ENERGY CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 1 RIVERWAY HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77056 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)

• AVIARA ENERGY CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AVIARA ENERGY CORP

  1 RIVERWAY, HOUSTON, TX, 770561920

  Registry ID: 110010655610

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AVIARA ENERGY CORPORATIONentered 1998-12-16

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $14,400

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-12-16Final Order Issued
• 1999-01-29Compliance Achieved
• 1999-01-29Enforcement Action Closed