EPA v. MESA OPERATING CO., 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. MESA OPERATING CO., A DELAWARE CORPORATION 301 SOUTH POLK, P.O. BOX 2009 AMARILLO, POTTER COUNTY, TEXAS 79189 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)

• MESA OPERATING CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MESA OPERATING COMPANY

  301 S POLK, PO BOX 2009, AMARILLO, TX, 791892009

  Registry ID: 110010655282

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC. FKA MESA OPERAentered 1998-11-16

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,600

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-11-16Final Order Issued
• 1999-01-04Compliance Achieved
• 1999-01-04Enforcement Action Closed