A Delaware company, Cedyco Corporation, has been fined $557,000 for negligently discharging oil into the bayous of Jefferson Parish, La., the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced.
The company, headquartered in Houston, pleaded guilty on May 23, 2012, to three counts of violating the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act).
The Clean Water Act makes it a misdemeanor to negligently discharge harmful quantities of oil into navigable waters of the United States.
Cedyco’s negligent operation and poor maintenance of three of its facilities in Jefferson Parish led to harmful discharges of oil into the navigable waters of the United States.
The facilities are the tank battery known as the “Bayou St. Denis facility,” the production and storage facility known as the “Bayou Dupont facility,” and the production well adjacent to the Bayou Dupont facility known as “Well #10.”
All of the fine money will be directed to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to aid the U.S. Coast Guard in responding to future oil spills.
Cedyco also agreed to cease operations and divest itself of all hydrocarbon business interests in the state of Louisiana.
Cedyco Corporation is a Delaware company.
The exact criminal charges against Cedyco Corporation are three counts of violating the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act).
Cedyco Corporation is based in Houston, Texas, and is a Delaware company.
The case was settled on May 23, 2012.
The sentence against Cedyco Corporation is a fine of $557,000.
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Key Facts
- State: Delaware
- Category: Environmental Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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