EPA v. B.T. OPERATING CO., A TEXAS CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. B.T. OPERATING CO., A TEXAS CORPORATION 2425 FOUNTAIN VIEW DRIVE, SUITE 100 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 OFFFSHORE 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)

• B.T. OPERATING CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• B T OPR CO INC

  2425 FOUNTAIN VIEW DR, HOUSTON, TX, 770574823

  Registry ID: 110009147627

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• B.T. OPERATING CO.entered 1999-01-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $6,300

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-26Final Order Issued
• 1999-04-12Compliance Achieved
• 1999-04-12Enforcement Action Closed