EPA v. VASTAR RESOURCES, INC., 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. VASTAR RESOURCES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION 15375 MEMORIAL DRIVE HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77079 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)(2) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $137,500 FOR THE VIOLA- TIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• VASTAR RESOURCES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• VASTAR RESOURCES INC

  15375 MEMORIAL DR, HOUSTON, TX, 770794101

  Registry ID: 110010643955

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• VASTAR RESOURCES, INC.entered 1999-01-19

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $36,900

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-19Final Order Issued
• 1999-02-18Compliance Achieved
• 1999-02-18Enforcement Action Closed