EPA v. EEX CORPORATION, A TEXAS CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(2). 2. EEX CORPORATION, A TEXAS CORPORATION FORMERLY ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC.) 2500 CITY WEST BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77042 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)

• EEX CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EEX CORP

  2500 CITY W BLVD STE 1400, HOUSTON, TX, 77042

  Registry ID: 110010655433

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EEX CORPORATIONentered 1998-11-10

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $36,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-11-10Final Order Issued
• 1998-12-08Compliance Achieved
• 1998-12-08Enforcement Action Closed