EPA v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On May 31, 2022, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) letter to BP Exploration&Production, Inc, for violations of NPDES General Permit GMG290110. The violations identified were for effluent discharges and non-receipt DMRs for multiple facilities located in the Gulf of Mexico. BP Exploration&Production, Inc is provided thirty (30) days from the received date of the AO to respond to EPA Region 6. These are offshore facilities and therefore are not EJ facilities.
Defendants (1)
- Lerato MatlamelaNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BP EXPLORATION&PRODUCTION, INC
501 WESTLAKE PARK BLVD., HOUSTON, TX, 77079
Registry ID: 110063982347
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BP Exploration&Production, Incentered 2022-05-31
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2022-05-31Final Order Issued
- 2022-05-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2022-06-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2022-06-30Compliance Achieved
- 2022-06-30Enforcement Action Closed
- 2022-06-30NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603232396
- Case number
- 06-2022-1767
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDWE
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2022-1767 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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