EPA v. WOODFORD TRANSPORT, LLC

Case summary

EPA ISSUED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ( CAFO ) TO WOODFORD TRANSPORT, LLC. WOODFORD VIOLATED SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT BY DISCHARGING 3,975 GALLONS OF #2 DIESEL FUEL ON JANUARY 23, 2015 FROM AN OVERTURNED TRUCK TANKER ONTO ROUTE 92 IN WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, GREENBRIER COUNTY, WEST VIRIGINIA. AN ESTIMATED 1,500 GALLONS OF MATERIAL ENTERED AN ANNAMED TRIBUTARY THAT FLOWS INTO ANTHONY CREEK WHICH IS A TRIBUTARY TO THE GREENBRIER RIVER, A NAVIGABLE WATER WAY OF THE UNITED STATES. THE DISCHARGE CREATED A VISIBLE SHEEN ON THE SURFACE OF ANTHONY CREEK AND THE GREENBRIER RIVER, EPA SETTLED WITH WOODFORD FOR 14,400.00

Defendants (1)

• WOODFORD TRANSPORT, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WOODFORD TRANSPORT, LLC

  ROUTE 60 AND ROUTE 92, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, VA, 24986

  Registry ID: 110067440157

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WOODFORD TRANSPORT, LLCentered 2016-03-21

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $14,400

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2016-03-21Final Order Issued
• 2016-03-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-03-24Enforcement Action Data Entered