EPA v. Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
EPA Region 6 submitted the Department of Justice a referral under the authority pursuant to the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. ? 1251 1251 et seq.) for Transocean Offshore Deep Drilling located in the Western portion of the Gulf of Mexico. The referral was issued in response to 1,500+ violations under the CWA and the GMG290000 offshore general oil and gas permit on September 30, 2019.
Defendants (3)
- Jeffrey Bossert Clark
- Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- Gregory F. Linsin, Blank Rome LLP
Facilities (1)
TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE DEEP.DRILL
1414 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON, TX, 77077
Registry ID: 110032943518
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc.entered 2024-01-06
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $507,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2019-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2019-10-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2023-09-06Complaint Filed With Court
- 2023-11-15Final Order Lodged
- 2024-01-06Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602009585
- Case number
- 06-2019-1825
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-12240
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECD-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2019-1825 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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