EPA v. EXPLORERS TRANSPORT, INC.

Case summary

9/28/06 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $17,760. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. ORDER ALLEGES: ON APRIL 28, 2005, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED 8,500 GALLONS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY ONTO AN EMBANKMENT OFF GEORGIA INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 75 INTO OR UPON THE HIAWASSEE RIVER WHICH CAUSED A SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE HIAWASSEE RIVER, AND A COMPLETE FISH KILL IN THE FIRST MILE DOWNSTREAM FROM THE SPILL LOCATION AND, THERE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL. IN VIOLATION OF CWA SECTION 311(b).

Defendants (1)

• EXPLORERS TRANSPORT, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL (EXPLORERS TRANSPORT, INC.)

  TWO MI. SOUTH OF GA INTERS. HWY. 75 & GA HWY. 180, HIAWASSEE, GA, 30546

  Registry ID: 110028231312

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EXPLORERS TRANSPORT, INC.entered 2006-09-28

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $17,760 · SEP: $443,656

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2006-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2006-09-28Final Order Issued
• 2006-10-20Enforcement Action Closed