EPA v. NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY, 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. NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 363 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY EASE, SUITE 2020 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77060 FACILITIES: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OF THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTIONS 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)

• NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY

  363 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY, HOUSTON, TX, 77060

  Registry ID: 110011276369

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANYentered 1998-10-19

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $49,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-10-19Final Order Issued
• 1998-11-16Compliance Achieved
• 1998-11-16Enforcement Action Closed