EPA v. WALTER OIL & GAS CORPORATION, A TEXAS CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(2). 2. WALTER OIL & GAS CORPORATION, A TEXAS CORPORATION 1100 LOUISIANA , SUITE 1100 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77002 FACILITIES: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OF THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOATION 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 WITHEPA. 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)

• WALTER OIL & GAS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WALTER OIL & GAS CORPORATION

  1100 LOUISIANA, SUITE 200, HOUSTON, TX, 770025299

  Registry ID: 110010705950

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WALTER OIL & GAS CORPORATIONentered 1999-01-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $33,750

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-25Final Order Issued
• 1999-02-12Compliance Achieved
• 1999-02-12Enforcement Action Closed