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03-2014-0106Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2014· Region 03

EPA v. SNYDER BROTHERS INCORPORATED

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

THE RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 311(b)(3) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1321 (b)(3) BY DISCHARGING 420 GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL FROM ITS FACILITY IN BRADFORD, PA ON OCTOBER 24, 2013. THIS DISCHARGE ENTERED THE AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY BY NORTH FORK, WHICH IS A TRIBUTARY TO CHAPPEL FORK, WHICH IS A TRIBUTARY TO THE ALLEGHENY RESEVOIR, WHICH IS A TRIBUTARY TO THE ALLEGHENY RIVER, A NAVIGABLE WATERWAY.

Defendants (1)

  • SNYDER BROTHERS INCORPORATEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • SNYDER BROTHERS, INCORPORATED

    DALLAS ROAD, BRADFORD, PA, 16701

    Registry ID: 110045585274

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311BOil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • SNYDER BROTHERS INCORPORATEDentered 2014-06-12

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $2,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2014-06-12Final Order Issued
  • 2014-06-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2014-06-26Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3400253420
Case number
03-2014-0106
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 03-2014-0106 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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