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 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
- CWA 311B3 — Clean 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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