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04-2004-5044Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2004· Region 04

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

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

5/18/04 - OIL SPILL SEEP ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. PENALTY PAID. ON JANUARY 29, 2000, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 150 GALLONS OF OIL INTO OR UPON MOORE CREEK AND SPRING CREEK TRIBUTARIES TO THE TENNESSEE RIVER AND ADJOINING SHORELINES.

Defendants (1)

  • WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • OIL SPILL (WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.)

    I-75 SOUTH NEAR I-24, EAST RIDGE, TN, 37412

    Registry ID: 110017839286

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311BOil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC. (OIL SPILL SEEP)entered 2004-05-18

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2004-05-18Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2004-05-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2004-05-18Final Order Issued
  • 2004-06-15Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
121055
Case number
04-2004-5044
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 04-2004-5044 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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