EPA v. JFS PROPERTIES, INC.

Case summary

10/14/2008 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $25,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON OR ABOUT JULY 15, 2007, RESPONDENT DISCHARGES 8,000 GALLONS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON THE TAR BRANCH CREEK AND/OR ITS ADJOINING SHORELINES. RESPONDENT'S JULY 15, 2007 DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY CAUSED A SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE TAR BRANCH CREEK AND/OR ITS ADJOINING SHORELINE AND/OR A SLUDGE OR EMULSION TO BE DEPOSITED BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE TAR BRANCH CREEK.

Defendants (1)

• JFS PROPERTIES, INC. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL - JFS PROPERTIES

  800 BOUNDARY STREET, SALISBURY, NC, 28144

  Registry ID: 110037954201

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JFS PROPERTIES, INC.entered 2008-10-14

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $25,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2008-10-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2008-10-14Final Order Issued
• 2009-01-07Enforcement Action Data Entered