EPA v. PA GENERAL ENERGY CORP
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$2,500
Case summary
ON JANUARY 7, 2000, EPA FILED AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT ALLEGING THAT PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL ENERGY CORPORATION (PAGEC), A PENNSYLVANIA CORPORATION WITH BUSINESS IN PENNSYLVANIA, VIOLATED SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA WHEN AN ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK LOCATED IN LOT 444 OF THE ALLEGHENY NATIONAL FOREST, PLEASANT TOWNSHIP, WARREN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, DISCHARGED FIVE (5) BARRELS OF OIL INTO A TRIBUTARY TO A NAVIGABLE WATER WAY ON JULY 19, 1999. PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(I) OF THE CWA, THE COMPLAINT SEEKS A CLASS I PENALTY OF $5,678.00 FOR THE ALLEGED VIOLATION.
Defendants (1)
- PA GENERAL ENERGY CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL ENERGY CO
208 LIBERTY ST, WARREN, PA, 16365
Registry ID: 110010703934
Statutes cited
- CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PA GENERAL ENERGY CORPentered 2000-09-20
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $2,500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1999-12-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-01-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-09-20Final Order Issued
- 2000-09-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 18794
- Case number
- 03-2000-0044
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 3RC42
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2000-0044 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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