EPA v. EXXON CORPORATION, D.B.A. EXXON CO. U.S.A., A NEW JERSEY COR

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. EXXON CORPORATION D.B.A. EXXON COMPANY U.S.A. A NEW JER- SEY CORP. 1555 POYDRAS STREET NEW ORLEANS, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA 70112 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)

• EXXON CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EXXON CO USA

  1555 POYDRAS, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70122

  Registry ID: 110003284525

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EXXON CORPORATION, D.B.A. EXXON COMPANY U.S.A.entered 1999-01-19

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $9,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-19Final Order Issued
• 1999-01-20Compliance Achieved
• 1999-01-20Enforcement Action Closed