EPA v. E&S CONTRACTING INCORPORATED
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2012, E&S CONTRACTING, INCORPORATED DISCHARGED 630 GALLONS OF NEXT DRILL, SYNTHETIC OIL BASED DRILLING MUD FROM ITS FACILITY IN WEST LIBERTY, OHIO COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. THIS DISCHARGE REACHED SHORT CREEK, WHICH IS A TRIBUTARY TO THE OHIO RIVER, A NAVIGABLE WATER. THE DISCHARGE WAS A RESULT OF A TRANSPORTATION INCIDENT.
Defendants (1)
- E&S CONTRACTING INCORPORATED (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
E&S CONTRACTING INCORPORATED
ROUTE 88 & HIGHWAY 7/37, WEST LIBERTY, WV, 26074
Registry ID: 110055362664
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
E&S CONTRACTING INCORPORATEDentered 2013-03-29
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $2,500
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2013-03-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2013-03-29Final Order Issued
- 2013-06-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400123185
- Case number
- 03-2013-0108
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2013-0108 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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