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03-2015-0078Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2015· Region 03

EPA v. NORTH SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (NSRC)(4 FACILITIES)

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

FOUR EFFLUENT VIOLATIONS AND TWO RECORD KEEPING VIOLATION DISCOVERED AFTER EPA INSPECTIONS OF NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD FACILITIES.

Defendants (1)

  • NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (NSRC)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

  • PORTLOCK YARD

    1710 ATLANTIC AVENUE, CHESAPEAKE, VA, 23324

    Registry ID: 110066856094

  • WELLER YARD

    ROUE 460 NEAR HARMON JUNCTION, NORTH GRUNDY, VA, 24614

    Registry ID: 110066856101

  • WILLIAMSON RAIL YARD

    98 NORFOLK SOUTHERN DRIVE, WILLIAMSON, WV, 25661

    Registry ID: 110010867419

  • RUTHERFORD INTERMODAL YARD

    5050 PAXTON STREET, HARRISBURG, PA, 17111

    Registry ID: 110066856085

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301/402NPDES Permit Violations
  • CWA 301/307Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • NORTH SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (NSRC)(4 FACILITIES)entered 2015-07-13

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $25,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2015-07-13Final Order Issued
  • 2015-07-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2015-10-08Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3600401794
Case number
03-2015-0078
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
03
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Permit Violations

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2015-0078 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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