EPA v. OXY USA, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. OXY USA, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 2400 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77227 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)

• OXY USA, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OXY USA INC.

  5 GREENWAY PLZ STE 2400, HOUSTON, TX, 770460502

  Registry ID: 110011276984

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• OXY USA, INC.entered 1999-01-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $5,400

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-25Final Order Issued
• 1999-02-24Compliance Achieved
• 1999-02-24Enforcement Action Closed