EPA v. Hess Corporation
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
The Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of EPA, filed a stipulated settlement agreement in the matter of Hess Corporation (Hess) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The stipulated settlement agreement requires Hess to pay $2.1 million in civil penalties for violations of the CWA and the conditions of the NPDES Offshore General Permit (General Permit). Violations include multiple representative monitoring and sampling violations observed at Hess's platforms from temporary equipment used to treat and separate well flowback fluids; violations from certified Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs); and exceedances of effluent limitations in the General Permit since 2018.
Defendants (1)
- Hess CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HESS CORPORATION
1501 MCKINNEY STREET, HOUSTON, TX, 77010
Registry ID: 110011276859
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Hess Corporation
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $2,100,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2022-09-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2022-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2026-09-25Final Order Lodged
- 2026-09-25Complaint Filed With Court
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603364431
- Case number
- 06-2022-1837
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDW
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2022-1837 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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