EPA v. BRADFORD SOAP WORKS INC.
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On March 24, 2021, EPA issued a Clean Water Act Administrative Order to Bradford Soap Works, Inc. of West Warwick, Rhode Island. The company has agreed to take steps to mitigate an ongoing oil discharge from its property (likely emanating from a historic underground oil storage tank). Given the difficulty of accessing the area where the tank had been located to both confirm that it is the source of the oil and to remove contaminated sediments, the company has agreed to install a combination of absorbent booms and absorbent geocomposite mats containing organo-clay to address the intermittent sheens and to provide reports to EPA.
Defendants (1)
- BRADFORD SOAP WORKS INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
BRADFORD SOAP WORKS INC
200 PROVIDENCE STREET, WEST WARWICK, RI, 02893
Registry ID: 110000312705
BRADFORD SOAP WORKS INC
200 PROVIDENCE STREET, WEST WARWICK, RI, 02893
Registry ID: 110000312705
Statutes cited
- CWA 311C2/311E — Emergency Powers Oil Imminent & Substantial Endangerment
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BRADFORD SOAP WORKS INC.entered 2021-03-24
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2021-03-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2021-03-24Final Order Issued
- 2021-04-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2023-03-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602687094
- Case number
- 01-2021-2022
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency Powers Oil Imminent & Substantial Endangerment
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2021-2022 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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