EPA v. SONAT EXPLORATION GOM 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. SONAT EXPLORATION GOM INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION (FORMERLY ZILKHA ENERGY COMPANY) 1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 3200 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77002 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)

• SONAT EXPLORATION GOM INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SONAT EXPLORATION GOM INC.

  1201 LOUISIANA ST, HOUSTON, TX, 770025600

  Registry ID: 110010655683

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SONAT EXPLORATION GOM INC.entered 1998-09-30

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $24,300

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-09-30Final Order Issued
• 1998-10-26Compliance Achieved
• 1998-10-26Enforcement Action Closed