EPA v. CONN ENERGY, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. CONN ENERGY, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 3525 NORTH CAUSEWAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 1000 METAIRIE, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA 70002 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)

• CONN ENERGY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CONN ENERGY, INC.

  3525 N CAUSEWAY BLVD, METAIRIE, LA, 70005

  Registry ID: 110010655415

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CONN ENERGY, INC.entered 1998-11-10

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $6,300

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-11-10Final Order Issued
• 1999-02-01Compliance Achieved
• 1999-02-01Enforcement Action Closed