EPA v. AMTRAK NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

Case summary

9/30/05 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. IN A LETTER TO EPA DATED DECEMBER 10, 2002, AMTRAK ADMITTED THE FOLLOWING: 1. AMTRAK VIOLATED SECTION 608 OF THE CAA BY FAILING TO CERTIFY REFRIGERATION RECYCLING AND RECOVERY EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 82.158. 2. AMTRAK VIOLATED SECTIONS 301 AND 402(p) OF THE CWA BY FAILING TO PERFORM MONITORING REQUIRED BY ITS GENERAL STORM WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 122. 3. AMTRAK VIOLATED SECTION 307(d) OF THE CWA BY FAILING TO PERFORM MONITORING REQUIRED BY ITS INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE CITY OF SANFORD, FL, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 403.5. 4. AMTRAK DISCOVERED THE VIOLATIONS DURING THE COURSE OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT CONDUCTED AT THE SANFORD FACILITY. 5. AMTRAK PROVIDED EPA WITH INFORMATION RESPOSIVE TO THE NINE CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE WHETHER AMTRAK WAS ELIGIBLE FOR A GRAVITY-BASED PENALTY REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION AS REQUIRED BY THE AUDIT POLICY

Defendants (1)

• AMTRAK NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AMTRAK AUTOTRAIN

  600 PERSIMMON AVE #100, SANFORD, FL, 327710

  Registry ID: 110005589791

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMTRAK NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATIONentered 2005-09-30

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2005-09-30Enforcement Action Closed
• 2005-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2005-10-03Enforcement Action Data Entered