EPA v. POGO PRODUCTION CO., 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. POGO PRODUCTION CO., A DELAWARE CORPORATION 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 2700 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77046 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)

• POGO PRODUCTION CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• POGO PRODUCING COMPANY (GMG290030)

  5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 2700, HOUSTON, TX, 770460502

  Registry ID: 110010655638

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• POGO PRODUCTION CO.entered 1999-01-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $13,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-26Final Order Issued
• 1999-02-18Compliance Achieved
• 1999-02-18Enforcement Action Closed