EPA v. FOREST OIL CORPORATION, A NEW YORK CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. FOREST OIL CORPORATION, A NEW YORK CORPORATION 900 SOUTH COLLEGE ROAD LAFAYETTE, LAFAYETTE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70503 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)

• FOREST OIL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FOREST OIL CORP

  900 S COLLEGE RD, LAFAYETTE, LA, 705033063

  Registry ID: 110010652533

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FOREST OIL CORPORATIONentered 1998-09-30

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $19,800

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-09-30Final Order Issued
• 1998-10-19Compliance Achieved
• 1998-10-19Enforcement Action Closed