THIS CASE INVOLVES 21 DISCHARGES OF OIL TO NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE U.S. THE DISCHARGES OCCURRED FROM OIL PRODUCTION FACILITIES OWNED AND OPERATED BY DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC., AT 8 OIL FIELDS IN MS AND ONE OIL FIELD IN AL. THE MISSISSIPPI FACILITIES ARE: MARTINVILLE OIL FIELD, HEIDELBERG OIL FIELD, QUITMAN OIL FIELD, EUCUTTA OIL FIELD, SOSA OIL FIELD, SUMMERLAND OIL FIELD, AND GLUCKSTADT OIL FIELD. THE AL FACILITY IS THE CITRONELLE OIL FIELD. EACH DISCHARGE CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 301 AND 311 OF THE CWA AND THE EPA IS SEEKING CIVIL PENALTIES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
12/18/15 - SUPPLEMENTAL REFERRAL.
9/5/19 - CD ENTERED. THE CD RESOLVES A CWA 311(b)(3) AND (j) CIVIL JUDICIAL CASE AGAINST DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC. SPECIFICALLY, THE CD RESOLVES DENBURY'S LIABILITY FOR 26 DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN AUGUST 8, 2009 AND NOV 11, 2015, IN MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA. THE SETTLEMENT ALSO RESOLVES DENBURY'S LIABILITY FOR 4 SPCC PLAN VIOLATIONS AND 6 FACILITY RESPONSE PLAN VIOLATIONS AT OIL FIELDS IN MS. THE STATE OF MS IS A CO-PLAINTIFF. UNDER THE CD, DENBURY HAS AGREED TO PAY A CIVIL PENALTY OF $3.5 MILLION AND TO IMPLEMENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF THAT INCLUDES REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL TRAINING, SPILL REPORTING PROTOCOLS, AND A MECHANICAL INTEGRITY PROGRAM (MI PROGRAM . THE MI PROGRAM (APPENDIX B OF THE CD) IS A COMPREHENSIVE, RISK-BASED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PREVENT SPILLS. IT INCLUDES DETAILED REQUIREMENTS FOR: (1) FIELD SURVEYS, REGISTERS AND MAPPING OF EQUIPMEN