EPA v. AVX Corporation-Myrtle Beach (SEEP)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
9/3/2002 - Expedited Spill Settlement Agreement assessing a penalty of $500. Respondent discharged 150 gallons of oil from its facility into or upon a storm drain discharging into Wither's Swash emptying into the Atlantic Ocean and adjoining shorelines.
Defendants (1)
- AVX Corporation-Myrtle BeachNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OIL SPILL - 801 17TH AVENUE
801 17TH AVENUE, SOUTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC, 29577
Registry ID: 110056954158
Statutes cited
- CWA 311[B][1] — Clean Water Act, OPA
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AVX Corporation-Myrtle Beachentered 2002-09-03
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2002-09-03Enforcement Action Closed
- 2002-09-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2002-09-03Final Order Issued
- 2002-11-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 88354
- Case number
- 04-2002-5066
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act, OPA
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2002-5066 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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