EPA v. AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA 0, 33 1319(G)(2). 2. AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 1340 POYDRAS STREET NEW ORLEANS, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA 70112 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)(2) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $137,500 FOR THE VIOLA- TIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AMOCO PRODUCTION CO OFFSHORE BUSINESS UN

  1340 POYDRAS ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112

  Registry ID: 110003271726

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYentered 1999-01-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $28,800

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-25Final Order Issued
• 1999-03-09Compliance Achieved
• 1999-03-09Enforcement Action Closed