9/19/13 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED. AT ALL TIMES RELEVANT TO THIS ACTION, RESPONDENT OWNS AND/OR OPERATES AN OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS FACILITY AT LEASE BLOCK VIOSCA KNOLL (VK) 76, OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF (OCS) NO. G-09737, LOCATED IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAWARD OF 200 METERS WATER DEPTH OF OFFSHORE AL AND FL AND SEAWARD OF THE OUTER BOUNDARY OF TERRITORIAL SEAS FOR OFFSHORE MS AND AL IN THE MOBILE AND VK LEASE BLOCKS OPERATING UNDER NPDES GENERAL PERMIT NUMBER GEG460000, COVERAGE NO. GEG460841.
THE EPA REISSUED A GENERAL PERMIT FOR THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE OCS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO, NPDES PERMIT NO. GEG460000, FOR DISCHARGES FROM NEW AND EXISTING SOURCES IN THE OFFSHORE SUBCATEGORY OF THE OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION POINT EXTRACTION POINT SOURCE CATEGORY (40 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 435, SUBPART A), WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT ON APR 1, 2010, AND WHICH WILL EXPIRE ON MAR 31, 2015.
IN A LETTER POSTMARKED APR 22, 2010, RESPONDENT SUBMITTED A NOTICE OF INTENT FOR COVERAGE UNDER NPDES GENERAL PERMIT GEG460000, FOR DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE VK 76 BLOCK OF THE PISCES ENERGY FACILITY.
EPA AUTHORIZED GENERAL PERMIT COVERAGE TO PISCES ENERGY PURSUANT TO NPDES PERMIT NO GEG 460000 THRU COVERAGE NO. GEG 460841 ON APR 22, 2010. THE PERMIT WILL EXPIRE ON MAR 31, 2015.
THE PERMIT REQUIRES COMPLIANCE WITH THE EFFLUENT LIMITS SET FORTH IN THE PERMIT. IN ADDITION, THE PERMIT REQUIRES THAT RESPONDENT MONITOR ITS DISCHARGES AND SUBMIT DMRs QTRLY TO EPA.