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.