EPA v. TRIMAC TRANSPORTATION (D.S.I. TRANSPORTS)

Case summary

5/11/06 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $15,844, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ON APRIL 28, 2005, A TANKER TRUCK OWNED AND OPERATED BY RESPONDENT AND HAULING SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY 43 IN MACINTOSH, WASHINGTON COUNTY, AL. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION, SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) WAS RELEASED FROM THE TRUCK INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. EPA ALLEGES TAHT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF SODIUM HYPOSHLORITE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ FROM THE TRUCK.

Defendants (1)

• TRIMAC TRANSPORTATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DSI TRANSPORTS, INC.

  10565 HIGHWAY 43 NORTH, CREOLA, AL, 36553

  Registry ID: 110011733240

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRIMAC TRANSPORTATION (D.S.I. TRANSPORTS)entered 2006-05-11

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $15,844

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2006-05-11Final Order Issued
• 2006-05-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-05-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-06-29Enforcement Action Closed