EPA v. CONOCO INC., 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. CONOCO INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION 400 E. KALISTE SALOOM ROAD LAFAYETTE, LAFAYETTE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70505 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)

• CONOCO INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CONOCO INC GULF OF MEXICO DIV OFFICE

  400 E KALISTE SALOOM RD, LAFAYETTE, LA, 70505

  Registry ID: 110032880470

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CONOCO INC.entered 1999-02-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $67,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-02-26Final Order Issued
• 1999-03-19Compliance Achieved
• 1999-03-19Enforcement Action Closed