EPA v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM 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. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 101 FEU FOLLET ROAD, P.O. BOX 51107 LAFAYETTE, LAFAYETTE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70705 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)

• PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO

  101 FEU FOLLET RD, PO BOX 51107, LAFAYETTE, LA, 70505

  Registry ID: 110010757154

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYentered 1998-11-10

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $41,400

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-11-10Final Order Issued
• 1998-12-07Enforcement Action Closed
• 1998-12-07Compliance Achieved