EPA v. SHELL FRONTIER OIL AND GAS INC., 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. SHELL FRONTIER OIL AND GAS INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ONE SHELL SQUARE, P.O. BOX 61933 NEW ORLEANS, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA 70161 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)

• SHELL FRONTIER OIL AND GAS INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SHELL FRONTIER OIL & GAS INC

  ONE SHELL PLAZA PO BOX 61933, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70161

  Registry ID: 110010655674

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SHELL FRONTIER OIL AND GAS, INC.entered 1998-11-16

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $18,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-11-16Final Order Issued
• 1998-12-01Compliance Achieved
• 1998-12-01Enforcement Action Closed