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04-2003-5023Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2003· Region 04

EPA v. REYNOLDS METAL CO. (LOUISVILLE FOIL PLANT) (OIL SPILL SEEP)

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

5/5/03 - OIL SPILL SEEP ISSUED. RESPONDENT PAID $500 PENALTY. ON JANUARY 29, 2003, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED 200 GALLONS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED SEWER SYSTEM CONVEYED TO AT THE MORRIS FOREMAN POTW, THE EFFLUENT OF WHICH ULTIMATELY REACHES THE OHIO RIVER AND ADJOINING SHORELINES.

Defendants (2)

  • LOUISVILLE FOIL PLANT (REYNOLDS METAL CO.)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
  • REYNOLDS METAL COMPANY (LOUISVILLE FOIL PLANT)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • REYNOLDS METAL COMPANY - LOUISVILLE FOIL PLANT

    2827 HALE AVENUE, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40211

    Registry ID: 110009573611

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311FOil Removal Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • REYNOLDS METAL CO. (LOUISVILLE FOIL PLANT) (SEEP)entered 2003-05-05

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2003-05-05Final Order Issued
  • 2003-05-05Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2003-05-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2003-05-06Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
95938
Case number
04-2003-5023
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 04-2003-5023 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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