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04-2002-5024Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2002· Region 04

EPA v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) - Oil Spill SEEP

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

4/1/01 - Oil Spill Expedited Spill Settlement Agreement issued, assessing a penalty of $500. On November 26, 2000, Respondent discharged 500 gallons of oil from its facility into a storm sewer and detention pond, then released into an unnamed tributary of Proctor Creek, tributary of the Chattahoochee River and adjoining shorelines.

Defendants (1)

  • Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority-MARTANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • OIL SPILL (METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTH. - MARTA)

    1600 PERRY BOULEVARD, ATLANTA, GA, 30318

    Registry ID: 110005700438

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311FOil Removal Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Auth. (MARTA)entered 2002-04-01

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2002-04-01Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2002-04-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2002-04-01Final Order Issued
  • 2002-11-02Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
88409
Case number
04-2002-5024
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Oil Removal Cost Recovery

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2002-5024 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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