EPA v. WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC. (DRAKES CREEK)

Case summary

9/11/2007 - SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $890. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS. ON JANUARY 14, 2005, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED AN ESTIMATED 100 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM TO AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO DRAKES CREEK, WHICH LEADS TO BARREN RIVER, WHICH LEADS TO GREEN RIVER, WHICH LEADS TO THE OHIO RIVER, WHICH LEADS TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, WHICH LEADS TO THE GULF OF MEXICO.

Defendants (1)

• WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL (WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.)

  I-65 SB AT MILE MARKER 2, FRANKLIN, KY, 42134

  Registry ID: 110032616337

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.entered 2007-09-11

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $890

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2007-09-11Final Order Issued
• 2007-09-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2007-09-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-10-11Enforcement Action Closed