EPA v. FREEPORT-MCMORAN SULPHUR INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. FREEPORT-MCMORAN SULPHUR INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 61520 NEW ORLEANS, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA 70161 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)(1) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIOLA- TIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• FREEPORT-MCMORAN SULPHUR INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FREEPORT-MCMORAN SULPHUR INC.

  PO BOX 60252, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70160

  Registry ID: 110010655718

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FREEPORT-MCMORAN SULPHUR INC.entered 1998-12-24

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $7,200

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-12-24Final Order Issued
• 1999-01-15Compliance Achieved
• 1999-01-15Enforcement Action Closed