EPA v. UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLO- SURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION. 2. UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES P.O. BOX 7 FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS 76101-0007 FACILITIES: OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO PLATFORMS 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY DISCLOSED VIO- LATIONS OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY 1) DISCHARGING POL- LUTANTS FROM ITS OFFSHORE FACILITIES THAT EXCEEDED PER- MITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AND SUBMITTING INCOMPLETE AND INCORRECT DMRS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION ON WHETHER TO SEEK GRAV- ITY BASED PENALTIES OR NOT AFTER A REVIEW OF THE RESPOND- ENT'S DISCOVERY, DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• UNION PACIFIC RESOURCESNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES CO

  801 CHERRY STREET, FORT WORTH, TX, 76102

  Registry ID: 110017385220

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UNION PACIFIC RESOURCESentered 2002-03-25

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-10-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-11-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-03-25Final Order Issued
• 2002-03-25Compliance Achieved
• 2002-03-25Enforcement Action Closed