EPA v. MCA Petroleum Corporation
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
Permittee is a corporation, incorporated under the laws of the State of Texas, and operates oil & gas facilities in the coastal waters of Texas. 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 General Permit for Discharges from the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category to Coastal Waters in Texas (TXG330000)
Defendants (1)
- MCA Petroleum CorporationNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION
1205 HIGHWAY 123, SUITE 200, SAN MARCOS, TX, 78667-1287
Registry ID: 110041203257
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MCA Petroleum Corporationentered 2008-08-08
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2008-06-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2008-08-08Final Order Issued
- 2011-09-21Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1000005645
- Case number
- 06-2008-1858
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2008-1858 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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