EPA v. Forest Oil Corporation
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
Permittee is a corporation, incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada, and operates oil & gas facilities in the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico. Permittee is subject to regulations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). Permittee failed to comply with the NPDES Offshore General Permit
Defendants (1)
- Forest Oil CorporationNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FOREST OIL CORPORATION
1100 LOUISIANA, SUITE 2000, HOUSTON, TX, 77002
Registry ID: 110063981197
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Forest Oil Corporationentered 2006-09-11
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2006-08-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2006-09-11Final Order Issued
- 2009-07-01NPDES Closed
- 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 200004303
- Case number
- 06-2006-2110
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2006-2110 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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