EPA v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
This is an Administrative Settlement Agreement under Section 122(h) of CERCLA that provides for payment, plus interest, representing a 100% recovery of EPAs unreimbursed past costs associated with the Canastota/Oneida Train Derailment Site in Oneida, New York. The Respondent owned and operated the rail line where the derailment occurred in March of 2007. The derailment caused the release of inter alia, liquefied petroleum gas, toluene, and ferric chloride and the Respondent conducted a cleanup. EPA incurred costs in overseeing the Respondent's response.
Defendants (1)
- CSX Transportation, Inc.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.
MOHAWK SUBDIVISION QC266, ONEIDA, NY, 13421
Registry ID: 110038862932
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CSX Transportation, Inc.entered 2010-02-01
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2010-02-01Final Order Issued
- 2010-02-01Enforcement Action Closed
- 2010-02-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1800074012
- Case number
- 02-2010-2003
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- NYSUP
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2010-2003 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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