EPA v. ENTRE 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. ENTRE ENERGY CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 909 FANNIN, SUITE 1095 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)

• ENTRE ENERGY CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SHELL OIL PRODUCTS US

  909 FANNIN ST, HOUSTON, TX, 770101014

  Registry ID: 110010655629

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ENTRE ENERGY CORPORATIONentered 1998-10-20

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $11,700

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-10-20Final Order Issued
• 1998-12-17Compliance Achieved
• 1998-12-17Enforcement Action Closed