EPA v. VIRGINIA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
ON MARCH 4, 2014, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 311(C) TO VIRGINIA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, REQUIRING THE COMPANY TO CONTINUE THE CLEANUP OF A 400-GALLON DIESEL FUEL SPILL IN HOPEWELL, VIRGINIA, WHICH WAS DISCHARGED FROM A TANK OWNED BY THE WATER COMPANY INTO THE APPOMATTAX RIVER AND ITS ADJOINING SHORELINES.
Defendants (1)
- VIRGINIA AMERICAN WATER COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
VIRGINIA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY
915 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, HOPEWELL, VA, 23860
Registry ID: 110063865045
Statutes cited
- CWA 311C2/311E — Emergency Powers Oil Imminent & Substantial Endangerment
Enforcement conclusions (1)
VIRGINIA AMERICAN WATER COMPANYentered 2015-03-04
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2015-03-04Final Order Issued
- 2015-03-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600098956
- Case number
- 03-2015-0107
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency Powers Oil Imminent & Substantial Endangerment
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2015-0107 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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