EPA v. COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(2). 2. COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 9 GREENWAY PLAZA HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77046 FACILITIES: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF IN 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)

• COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• COASTAL STATES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

  9 GREENWAY PLAZA, HOUSTON, TX, 77046

  Registry ID: 110005068853

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONentered 1999-01-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $44,100

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-26Final Order Issued
• 1999-02-18Compliance Achieved
• 1999-02-18Enforcement Action Closed