EPA v. Shell Offshore Inc
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On October 17, 2023, 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 Shell Offshore Inc located in the Gulf of Mexico. The AO was issued in response to DMR effluent violations. Shell Offshore Inc must respond to EPA Region 6 within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this AO.
Defendants (1)
- Morris JonesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SHELL OFFSHORE, INC.
P.O. BOX 61933, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70161-1933
Registry ID: 110011276494
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Shell Offshore Incentered 2023-10-17
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2023-10-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2023-10-17Final Order Issued
- 2023-10-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2023-11-17Compliance Achieved
- 2023-11-17NPDES Closed
- 2023-11-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603757642
- Case number
- 06-2023-1829
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECADW
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2023-1829 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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