EPA v. SHELL OFFSHORE INC., 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. SHELL OFFSHORE INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION 701 POYDRAS STREET, ONE SHELL SQUARE 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)(2) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $137,500 FOR THE VIOLA- TIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• SHELL OFFSHORE INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SHELL OFFSHORE INC

  701 POYDRAS ST ONE SHELL SQ, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70161

  Registry ID: 110015670157

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SHELL OFFSHORE INC.entered 1998-11-10

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $137,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-11-10Final Order Issued
• 1998-12-01Compliance Achieved
• 1998-12-01Enforcement Action Closed