EPA v. KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 SECTION 1319(G)(2). 2. KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 3861 AMBASSADOR CAFFERY, SUITE 39400 LAFAYETTE, LAFAYETTE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70503 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)

• KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KERR-MCGEE CORP

  3861 AMBASSADOR CAFFERY, STE 39400, LAFAYETTE, LA, 705035234

  Registry ID: 110010655102

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONentered 1998-10-19

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $42,300

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-10-19Final Order Issued
• 1998-11-23Compliance Achieved
• 1998-11-23Enforcement Action Closed