EPA v. OCEAN ENERGY, INC. A LOUISIANA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(2). 2. OCEAN ENERGY, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 3861 AMBASSADOR CAFFREY PARKWAY, SUITE 500 LAFAYETTE, LAFAYETTE PARISH, LOUISIANA 79503 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)

• OCEAN ENERGY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OCEAN ENERGY INC

  3861 AMB CAFFERY, LAFAYETTE, LA, 70503

  Registry ID: 110010757172

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• OCEAN ENERGY, INC.entered 1999-01-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $6,300

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-25Final Order Issued
• 1999-02-18Compliance Achieved
• 1999-02-18Enforcement Action Closed