# THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY, A MARYLAND CORP.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1998 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `38141`
- **Case Number:** 06-1998-0447
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION CO. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.     SECTION 1319(A).                                          2. THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY, A MARYLAND                                                   CORPORATION      2950 NORTH LOOP WEST, SUITE 1200                             HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77092                          FACILITIES: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF WATERS OF THE WESTERN                GULF OF MEXICO                                3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS OFFSHORE FACILITIES IN       EXCESS OF PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE    CERTIFIED DMRS FILED WITH EPA.                            4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA     ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT.       THE AO ORDERS THE RESPONDENT TO, WITHIN 30 DAYS: A) SUB-     MIT DMRS FOR THE MONITORING PERIOD APR. 1, 1996, THROUGH     MAR. 31, 1996, B) TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS         NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIO-    LATIONS, C) SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIF-    IC ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, D) IF NOT        POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS IN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A      PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE, AND E) MEET     WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

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