EPA v. MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY

Case summary

5/24/05 - OIL SPILL EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. PENALTY PAID. ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2004, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 100 GALLONS FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON THE CASEY CANAL WHICH FLOWS THROUGH A TIDAL GATE AFTER WHICH CASEY CANAL BECOMES HAYNERS CREEK TRIBUTARY OF VERNON RIVER WHICH FLOWS INTO THE OSSABAW SOUND AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. THE CASEY CANAL WHICH FLOWS THROUGH A TIDAL GATE AFTER WHICH THE CASEY CANAL BECOMES HAYNERS CREEK TRIBUTARY OF THE VERNON RIVER WHICH FLOWS INTO THE OSSABAW SOUND ARE NAVAGABLE WATERS OF THE U.S. SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA

Defendants (1)

• MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

  4700 WATERS AVE., SAVANNAH, GA, 31403

  Registry ID: 110001419411

• MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

  4700 WATERS AVE., SAVANNAH, GA, 31403

  Registry ID: 110001419411

• MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

  4700 WATERS AVE., SAVANNAH, GA, 31403

  Registry ID: 110001419411

• MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

  4700 WATERS AVE., SAVANNAH, GA, 31403

  Registry ID: 110001419411

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITYentered 2005-05-24

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2005-05-24Final Order Issued
• 2005-05-24Enforcement Action Closed
• 2005-05-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-06-09Enforcement Action Data Entered