EPA v. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
6/15/2007 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $3,000. ON JANUARY 3, 2007, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED 1,000 GALLONS OF OIL ON HIGHWAY 73 BETWEEN HUNTERSVILLE AND STANLEY AT OR NEAR COWAN'S FORD HYDROELECTRIC FACILITY IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.
Defendants (1)
- DUKE ENERGY CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OIL SPILL (DUKE ENERGY)
HIGHWAY 73, STANLEY, NC, 28164
Registry ID: 110030893022
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATIONentered 2007-06-15
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $3,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2007-06-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2007-06-15Final Order Issued
- 2007-06-25Enforcement Action Closed
- 2007-07-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600050801
- Case number
- 04-2007-5008
- 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 04-2007-5008 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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