06-2020-4504Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2020· Region 06
EPA v. Meridian Resources USA, Inc.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Respondent's 8/19/2019 discharge of oil to a jurisdictional waterway was in a quantity that has been determined may be harmful under 40 CFR 110.3
Defendants (2)
- D. Scott DaspitNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Meridian Resources USA, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MERIDIAN RESOURCES USA, INC.
29.919317 -91.124417, PIERRE PART, LA, 70339
Registry ID: 110070790923
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Meridian Resources USA, Inc.entered 2020-05-15
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2020-05-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2020-05-15Final Order Issued
- 2020-05-20Enforcement Action Closed
- 2020-05-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602203639
- Case number
- 06-2020-4504
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDWE
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2020-4504 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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