EPA v. APACHE CORPORATION, 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. APACHE CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 100 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77056 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 PERMITTD 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)

• APACHE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• APACHE CORP

  100 POST OAK BLVD., STE 200, HOUSTON, TX, 77056

  Registry ID: 110010652542

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• APACHE CORPORATIONentered 1998-11-10

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,600

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-11-10Final Order Issued
• 1998-11-24Compliance Achieved
• 1998-11-24Enforcement Action Closed