EPA v. LINDER OIL COMPANY, 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. LINDER OIL COMPANY, A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 1800 CAROL SUE AVENUE, SUITE 6 GRETNA, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA 70056 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)

• LINDER OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LINDER OIL CO

  1800 CAROL SUE AVE STE 6, GRETNA, LA, 700564114

  Registry ID: 110011139115

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LINDER OIL COMPANYentered 1999-01-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $2,700

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-25Final Order Issued
• 1999-02-02Enforcement Action Closed
• 1999-02-02Compliance Achieved