EPA v. PETSEC ENERGY INC., A NEVEDA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. PETSEC ENERGY INC., A NEVEDA CORPORATION 143 RIDGEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 118 LAFAYETTE, LAFAYETTE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70503 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)

• PETSEC ENERGY INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PETSEC ENERGY INC

  143 RIDGEWAY DR STE 113, LAFAYETTE, LA, 705033410

  Registry ID: 110010746559

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PETSEC ENERGY INC.entered 1998-11-16

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,600

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-11-16Final Order Issued
• 1998-12-07Compliance Achieved
• 1998-12-07Enforcement Action Closed