EPA v. TEXACO EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION, INC. - CRUDE OIL FLOW LINE

Case summary

1. SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1321(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. TEXACO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, INC. - CRUDE OIL FLOW LINE SERVING LL&E WELL NO. 49 PARADIS OIL & GAS FIELD PARADIS, ST. CHARLES PARISH, LOUISIANA 70080 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 6 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED WETLAND AREA AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• TEXACO EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TEXACO EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION, INC. - CRUDE OIL

  LINE SERVING LL&E WELL NO. 49 IN THE PARADIS OIL, PARADIS, LA, 70080

  Registry ID: 110010695578

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TEXACO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, INC.entered 2001-10-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-09-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-09-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-10-25Final Order Issued
• 2001-10-25Compliance Achieved
• 2001-11-01Enforcement Action Closed