Transocean found guilty of Clean Water Act violation, will pay $400 million pena
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Transocean found guilty of Clean Water Act violation, will pay $400 million penalty, serve 5 years probation Transocean Deepwater Inc. was found guilty by a federal judge Thursday of violating the federal Clean Water Act, based on the company's role in causing the uncontrolled release of 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico from BPs Macondo well after Transocean's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and sank in April 2010. (Photo by NOLA.com The Times- Picayune archive) By Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com |The Times-Picayune on February 14, 2013 at 9:44 AM, updated February 14, 2013 at 10:19 AM Transocean Deepwater Inc. was found guilty by a federal judge Thursday of violating the federal Clean Water Act, based on the company's role in causing the uncontrolled release of 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's Macondo well after Transocean's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and sank in April 2010. The company will be required to pay $400 million to settle the criminal charges, the seconcd highest criminal payment in U.S. history, with only BPs S4 billion criminal payment, approved by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier on Jan. 29, being larger. The company also will serve a five- year term of probation, the maximum permitted by law, for its role in causing the explosion and fire that killed nine Transocean and two BP employees, caused the Deepwater Horizon to sink, and resulted in the uncontrolled flow of oil and natural gas from the Macondo well for almost 90 days U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo accepted the company's plea and imposed the sentence after Transocean attorney Brad Brian confirmed the factual allegations included in the plea agreement. Brian said the company would make no comment in court beyond what its attormeys included in a joint memorandum with the Justice Department filed with Milazzo last week While two individuals who said they were victims of the accident had notified the court that they wanted to give statements before sentencing, neither showed up in court on Thursday morning. In imposing the sentence, Milazzo said she is limited by federal law to either accepting or denying the company's plea, and if the plea were denied, the company would be allowed to rescind its plea and force a trial. She said that the fine and probation match the Justice Department's decision to charge the company with a single count of violating the Clean Water Act, when weighed against BP's role as a contractor for BP, with BP overseeing the decisions in drilling the well that led to the accident. She said the sentence also will serve as a deterrent to future violations by Transocean and other drillers.Explanation / Answer
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The clean water act designed to protect water supply of U.S. this act works to maintain the water quality by reducing pollutant discharge into the water. The EPA (environmental protection agency) regulates different types of pollution control programs and regulations for proper implementation of the Clean Water Act.
We often hear about how the EPA regulates things so much that too many companies find it expensive to do business in the United States and are forced to move off-shore where there aren't such stringent regulations though it is a loss for U.S economy but it is beneficial for the environment as they must be unable to meet the regulations of EPA for environment protection.
The EPA is regulating the things the way it will be beneficial for the environment of U.A. as due to the excess development the pollution level is increasing in our environment which will adversely affect human health and our economy.
The regulations are as per the requirements of the environment of U.S.
I think the penalties for violations are sufficient as they changes as per the violations done by the company
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