EPA v. ORYX ENERGY 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. ORYX ENERGY COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 13155 NOEL ROAD DALLAS, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS 75240 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)

• ORYX ENERGY COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ORYX ENERGY CO

  13155 NOEL RD, DALLAS, TX, 75240

  Registry ID: 110005153984

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ORYX ENERGY COMPANYentered 1999-01-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $29,700

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-25Final Order Issued
• 1999-02-25Compliance Achieved
• 1999-02-25Enforcement Action Closed