EPA v. Fieldwood Energy, LLC
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
On May 18, 2018, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 309 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. ? 1251 et seq.) to Fieldwood Energy LLC, located in the Western portion of the Gulf of Mexico. The AO was issued in response to effluent violations. Fieldwood Energy,LLC must respond to EPA Region 6 within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this AO.
Defendants (1)
- John H. Smith, Vice PresidentNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FIELDWOOD ENERGY LLC
2014 W. PINHOOK ROAD, SUITE 800, LAFAYETTE, LA, 70508
Registry ID: 110055626880
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Fieldwood Energy, LLCentered 2018-05-18
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2018-05-18Final Order Issued
- 2018-05-20NPDES Closed
- 2018-05-20Enforcement Action Closed
- 2018-08-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601516038
- Case number
- 06-2018-1794
- 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 06-2018-1794 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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