EPA v. TAYLOR ENERGY 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. TAYLOR ENERGY COMPANY, A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 944 ST. CHARLES AVENUE NEW ORLEANS, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA 70130 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)

• TAYLOR ENERGY COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TAYLOR ENERGY CO

  944 ST CHARLES AVE, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70130

  Registry ID: 110010591582

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TAYLOR ENERGY COMPANYentered 1999-01-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $6,300

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1998-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-26Final Order Issued
• 1999-03-15Enforcement Action Closed