EPA v. IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, 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. IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 1600 SMITH STREET, SUITE 3600, P.O. BOX 4258 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77027 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)

• IP PETROLEUM COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• IP PETROLEUM CO

  1600 SMITH ST STE 3600, PO BOX 4258, HOUSTON, TX, 770027345

  Registry ID: 110010655692

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• IP PETROLEUM COMPANYentered 1999-01-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $21,400

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-26Final Order Issued
• 1999-02-19Compliance Achieved
• 1999-02-19Enforcement Action Closed