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04-2004-5034Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2004· Region 04

EPA v. WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC (OIL SPILL SEEP)

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

5/3/04 - OIL SPILL ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $3,000. PENALTY PAID. ON JULY 10, 2003, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 1,100 GALLONS OF OIL INTO OR UPON A DRAINAGE DITCH DISCHARGING INTO MUDD CREEK TRIBUTARY TO SOUTHERN DITCH WHICH EVENTUALLY ENTERS THE OHIO RIVER AND ADJOINING SHORELINES.

Defendants (1)

  • WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • OIL SPILL (WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.)

    I-265 WEST ON RAMP 1-65 S, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40202

    Registry ID: 110017837475

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311BOil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC (OIL SPILL SEEP)entered 2004-05-03

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $3,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2004-05-03Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2004-05-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2004-05-03Final Order Issued
  • 2004-06-09Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
120761
Case number
04-2004-5034
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2004-5034 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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