1. SECTION 309(G)(2)(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(2)(A). 2. MARATHON OIL COMPANY P.O. BOX 53266 LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70505-3266 FACILITIES: PLATFORMS LOCATED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS PLATFORMS INTO THE THE GULF OF MEXICO THAT EXCEEDED THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(2)(A) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $25,000.