EPA v. Northeast Dredging Equipment Company, LLC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Shortdump- misplacement of dredged material in the Atlantic Ocean. This settlement also takes into account MPRSA-02-2015-6001 (not holding required meetings), and MPRSA-02-2015-6003 (failure to adequately document the quality of dredged material being transported to the HARS ocean disposal site). Penalty ($100,000) and a SEP valued at not less that $250,000.
Defendants (1)
- Northeast Dredging Equipment Company, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ATLANTIC OCEAN
LAT 40.417013 LONG 73.8880464, ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ, 07716
Registry ID: 110022318927
Statutes cited
- MPRSA 101A — Mar. Prot, Res & Sanc Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Northeast Dredging Equipment Company, LLCentered 2017-04-05
Primary law: MPRSA
Federal penalty: $100,000 · SEP: $250,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2014-10-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2014-10-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-04-05Enforcement Action Closed
- 2017-04-05Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400298374
- Case number
- 02-2015-6002
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Mar. Prot, Res & Sanc Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2015-6002 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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