Marathon Oil Company, Union Oil Company of California, Atlantic Richfield Company, and Mobil Oil Corporation v. Environmental Protection Agency, Shell Oil Company v. Environmental Protection Agency, Marathon Oil Company v. Environmental Protection Agency

Good Law

564 F.2d 1253·12 ERC (BNA) 1098·1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 5971

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 21, 197775-3794California14,729 words

Opinion

564 F.2d 1253 12 ERC 1098 MARATHON OIL COMPANY, Union Oil Company of California, Atlantic Richfield Company, and Mobil Oil Corporation, Petitioners, v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent. SHELL OIL COMPANY, Petitioner, v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent. MARATHON OIL COMPANY et al., Petitioners, v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent. Nos. 75-3794 to 75-3796. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 21, 1977. John H. Bradbury (argued), of Bradbury & Bliss, Anchorage, Alaska, for petitioner. Alan W. Eckert (argued), Washington, D.C., for respondent. Petition For Review of Decision of the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Before WALLACE and SNEED, Circuit Judges, and ZIRPOLI, * District Judge. SNEED, Circuit Judge: 1 In these consolidated cases, petitioning oil companies challenge effluent limitations contained in permits issued to them under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. 1 In cases 75-3794 and 75-3796, the permits provide for the limited discharge of deck drainage, produced water, and sanitary wastes from the companies' offshore oil and gas platforms. The permits in case 75-3795…

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Parties

Marathon Oil Company, Union Oil Company of California, Atlantic Richfield Company, and Mobil Oil Corporation
Plaintiff
Environmental Protection Agency, Shell Oil Company v. Environmental Protection Agency, Marathon Oil Company v. Environmental Protection Agency
Defendant

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