EPA v. CHEVRON USA - PLATFORM HIDALGO
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$7,000
Case summary
THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER ISSUED PURSUANT TO CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 309. THE COMPLAINT IN THIS MATTER WAS ISSUED TO CHEVRON USA PRODUCTION COMPANY FOR AN EFFLUENT VIOLATION OF GENERAL NPDES PERMIT #CA0110516 COVERING OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION PLATFORMS. ON MAY 16, 1997 CHEVRON DISCHARGED OIL AND GREASE IN EXCESS OF THE GENERAL PERMIT LIMITS AT ITS PLATFORM HIDALGO FACILITY, AN OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING RIG LOCATED OFF OF POINT CONCEPCION, CA. THE COMPLAINT SEEKS A PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $9000 FOR THE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS.
Defendants (1)
- CHEVRON USA PRODUCTION COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
ARGUELLO INC PLATFORM HIDALGO
OCS LEASE P 0450, GOLETA, CA, 93117
Registry ID: 110002929822
ARGUELLO INC PLATFORM HIDALGO
OCS LEASE P 0450, GOLETA, CA, 93117
Registry ID: 110002929822
Statutes cited
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CHEVRON USA - PLATFORM HIDALGOentered 1998-06-22
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $7,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-06-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-06-22Final Order Issued
- 1998-09-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-12-15Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52942
- Case number
- 09-1998-0065
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WATER
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing AO
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0065 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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