EPA v. ACE TRANSPORT, LTD.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
7/15/2008 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $10,955. RESPONDENT ON DECEMBER 9, 2004, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED 7,500 GALLONS OF LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON THE PINE LOG BRANCH AND/OR ITS ADJOINING SHORELINES. RESPONDENT'S DECEMBER 9, 2004, DISCHARGE OF DIESEL FUEL OIL FROM ITS TANKER TRAILER CAUSED A SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE PINE LOG BRANCH AND/OR ITS ADJOINING SHORELINE, AND, THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR SECTION 110.3 IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(b)(3) OF THE ACT.
Defendants (1)
- ACE TRANSPORT, LTD. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OIL SPILL (ACE TRANSPORT LTD.)
502 N GARDNER AVE, KENLY, NC, 27542
Registry ID: 110017225457
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ACE TRANSPORT, LTD.entered 2008-07-15
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $10,955
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2008-07-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2008-07-15Final Order Issued
- 2008-07-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2008-08-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1000011020
- Case number
- 04-2008-5129
- 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 04-2008-5129 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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