EPA v. El Paso Production Oil & Gas Company
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Permittee 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) program. Permittee failed to comply with the NPDES Offshore General Permit.
Defendants (1)
- El Paso Production Oil & Gas CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL&GAS CO.
1001 LOUISIANA, ROOM E2240A, HOUSTON, TX, 77002
Registry ID: 110011275752
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
El Paso Production Oil & Gas Companyentered 2007-07-10
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $5,100
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2007-01-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2007-03-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2007-07-10Final Order Issued
- 2009-07-01NPDES Closed
- 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600026475
- Case number
- 06-2007-1728
- 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 06-2007-1728 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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