EPA v. Talos ERT, LLC
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On July 6, 2020, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order under its authority pursuant to Section 309 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) to Talos ERT, LLC located in the Gulf of Mexico. The AO was issued in response to effluent and DMR non-receipt violations. Talos ERT, LLC must respond to EPA Region 6 within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this AO.
Defendants (1)
- John Spath, Sr. VP of Production OperationsNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TALOS ERT LLC
333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON, TX, 77002
Registry ID: 110060361326
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Talos ERT, LLCentered 2020-07-06
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2020-07-06Final Order Issued
- 2020-07-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2020-07-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2021-01-29NPDES Closed
- 2021-01-29Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602238016
- Case number
- 06-2020-1763
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDW
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2020-1763 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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