EPA v. UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES, A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 1319(G)(2). 2. UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES, A DELAWARE CORPORATION (FORMERLY NOREEN EXPLORER, INC.) 801 CHERRY STREET, P.O. BOX 7 FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS 76102 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)

• UNION PACIFIC RESOURCESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES CO

  801 CHERRY STREET, FORT WORTH, TX, 76102

  Registry ID: 110017385220

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES, (FORMERLY NORCEN EXPLORERentered 1999-01-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $28,800

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-26Final Order Issued
• 1999-02-12Compliance Achieved
• 1999-02-12Enforcement Action Closed