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06-2003-4502Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2003· Region 06

EPA v. Hilcorp Energy Company

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

Discharge 15 barrels of oil from its facility into or upon an unnamed drainage ditch then into an unnamed tributary of the Mermentau River and adjoining shorelines

Defendants (1)

  • Hilcorp Energy CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY, HERRINGTON WELL NO. 1

    JEENNINGS TOWNSITE O&G FIELD, SEC. 41-T10S-R3W, JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH, LA, 77208

    Registry ID: 110014411911

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311BOil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Hilcorp Energy Companyentered 2003-02-14

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2003-01-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2003-02-14Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2003-02-14Final Order Issued
  • 2003-03-06Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
92090
Case number
06-2003-4502
Lead agency
EPA
Branch
6SF-R
EPA region
06
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2003-4502 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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