EPA v. MATRIX OIL & GAS INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. MATRIX OIL & GAS INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 19331 NORTH 12TH STREET, SUITE 2468 COVINGTON, SAINT TAMMANY PARISH, LOUISIANA 70433 FACILITIES: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OF THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUANTS 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)

• MATRIX OIL & GAS INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MATRIX OIL & GAS INC

  19331 N 12TH ST, STE 2468, COVINGTON, LA, 704335228

  Registry ID: 110010655111

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MATRIX OIL & GAS INC.entered 1998-10-22

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $16,200

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-10-22Final Order Issued
• 1998-11-16Compliance Achieved
• 1998-11-16Enforcement Action Closed