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04-2002-5036Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2002· Region 04

EPA v. Mississippi Fire Academy (Oil Spill SEEP)

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

5/28/2002 - Expedited Spill Settlement Agreement assessing a penalty of $500. Respondent discharged 400 gallons of oil from its facility into or upon an unnamed ditch discharging into Richland Creek tributary to Pearl River and adjoining shorelines.

Defendants (1)

  • Mississippi Fire AcademyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • OIL SPIL

    #1 FIRE ACADEMY USA, JACKSON, MS, 39204

    Registry ID: 110013701486

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311FOil Removal Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Mississippi Fire Academyentered 2002-05-28

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2002-05-28Final Order Issued
  • 2002-05-28Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2002-05-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2002-11-02Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
88413
Case number
04-2002-5036
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 04-2002-5036 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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