EPA v. WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC. (N. CHICKAMAUGA CREEK)

Case summary

9/11/2007 - SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $3,500. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS. ON APRIL 10, 2005, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED AN ESTIMATED 100 GALLONS DIESEL FUEL OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON THE WETLAND AREA, WHICH LEADS TO NORTH CHICKAMAUGA CREEK, WHICH LEADS TO TENNESSEE 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-75 NB AT EXIT NUMBER 1, EAST RIDGE, TN, 37412

  Registry ID: 110032616355

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

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

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2007-09-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2007-09-11Final Order Issued
• 2007-09-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-10-12Enforcement Action Closed