EPA v. SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY, 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. SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 4 EAST GREENWAY PLAZA, P.O. BOX 1513 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77046 FACILITIES: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OF THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VILATION 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)

• SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SONAT EXPLORATION CO

  4 E GREENWAY PLZ, HOUSTON, TX, 770460402

  Registry ID: 110010643946

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANYentered 1999-02-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $29,700

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-02-18Final Order Issued
• 1999-03-18Compliance Achieved
• 1999-03-18Enforcement Action Closed