McGowan DKJ Environ Permitting2010-02-152010-02-151994http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23018115-119Cedar Point Oil Company, a small operator of one oil well in Galveston Bay, has discharged its produced saltwater back into the Bay--like every other Bay operator--pursuant to a state permit. The Sierra Club sued Cedar Point for discharging without a federal EPA permit. Cedar Point applied for one, but EPA refused to consider the application, advising that it would neither grant nor deny such a permit. Caught in this catch-22, Cedar Point applied to the judiciary for help, to no avail. The United States District Court in Houston Fined Cedar Point $186,000, awarded attorneys fees of $83,000, and shut the well downASW,USA,Texas,Galveston BayEffluentsEnvironmental protectionGalveston BaylitigationO 4080 Pollution - Control and PreventionOil and gas industryoil industryP 9000 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONPermitsQ5 01505 Prevention and controlsaline waterSW 3020 Sources and fate of pollutionUSAUSA,Texas,Galveston BayWaste disposalJournal