EPA v. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA) KINGSTON FOSSIL FUEL PLANT RELEASE SITE
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
5/11/09 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AND AGREEMENT ON CONSENT ISSUED. ON DECEMBER 22, 2008, APPROX 5.4 MILLION CUBIC YARDS OF ASH MATERIAL WERE RELEASED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT FROM THE TVA KINGSTON FOSSIL FUEL PLANT IN ROANE COUNTY, TN. THE ORDER CALLS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE CLEANUP OF THE SITE, INCLUDING BOTH TIME-CRITICAL AND NON-TIME-CRITICAL REMOVAL ACTIONS ALL TO BE PERFORMED BY TVA WITH EPA OVERSIGHT. TVA WILL ALSO PAY EPA'S PAST AND FUTURE RESPONSE COSTS PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER.
Defendants (1)
- TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITYNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TVA KINGSTON FOSSIL PLANT
714 SWAN POND ROAD, HARRIMAN, TN, 37748
Registry ID: 110000372631
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (2)
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA) KINGSTON FOSSIL FUEL PLANT RELEASE SITE (DEMAND LETTER)entered 2009-06-22
Primary law: CERCLA
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA) KINGSTON FOSSIL FUEL PLANT RELEASE SITEentered 2009-05-11
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2009-05-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2009-06-22Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1400045207
- Case number
- 04-2009-3766
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2009-3766 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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