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01-1999-0173Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 1999· Region 01

EPA v. MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

Penalty assessed

$47,300

Case summary

ON 2/25/98 OIL LEAKED FROM THE FACILITY TO THE KENNEBEC RIVER AND WAS NOT CLEANED UP UNTIL 2/27/98. AT THE TIME OF THE SPILL THE FACILITY DID NOT HAVE A FINAL SPCC PLAN IN PLACE. A FINAL SPCC PLAN WAS NOT IN PLACE UNTIL 3/24/98.

Defendants (1)

  • MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • PAN AM RAILWAYS - WATERVILLE

    55 COLLEGE AVE, WATERVILLE, ME, 049010000

    Registry ID: 110000835384

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311JSPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
  • CWA 311B3Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • MAINE CENTRAL RAILROADentered 2000-03-31

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $47,300

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 1999-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1999-10-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2000-03-31Final Order Issued

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
1159
Case number
01-1999-0173
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
OES
EPA region
01
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-1999-0173 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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