EPA v. XPLOR ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY, AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. XPLOR ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY, AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION 10200 GROGGANMILL ROAD, SUITE 500 THE WOODLANDS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS 77380 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)

• XPLOR ENERGY OPERATING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• XPLOR ENERGY OPR CO

  10200 GROGANS MILL RD, THE WOODLANDS, TX, 773801180

  Registry ID: 110010705969

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• XPLOR ENERGY OPERATING COMPANYentered 1998-10-15

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $8,100

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-10-15Final Order Issued
• 1998-11-13Compliance Achieved
• 1998-11-13Enforcement Action Closed