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ARCO OIL & GAS CORP.

Judicial · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 33889

$340K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-1985-0006
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

NATURE OF THE CASE: THIS IS A PROPOSED CIVIL ACTION UNDER SECTION 301, 309 AND 402 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AGAINST ARCO OIL AND GAS CORP. FOR DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS IN VIO- LATION OF EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS. CAUSE OF ACTION: ARCO OPERATES 19 OFFSHORE PLATFORMS THAT REPORT PRODUCED WATER. THE ABOVE REFERENCED GENERAL PER- MITS ESTABLISH AN OIL AND GREASE OF 72 MG/L ON THE PRO- DUCED WATER THAT IS DISCHARGED. ARCO VIOLATED THE OIL AND GREASE LIMITATION NUMEROUS TIMES ON 10 PLATFORMS DURING THE 83-84 REPORTING YEAR.

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