EPA v. CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
1/14/09 - EXPEDITED SPILL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. ON MAY 29, 2008, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED AN ESTIMATED 126 GALLONS OF OIL INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF PINE CREEK AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF PINE CREEK AND PINE CREEK IS A PERINNIAL STREAM THAT FLOWS TO THE CUMBERLAND RIVER.
Defendants (1)
- CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OIL SPILL (CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP AT KT FORESTRY LOAD OUT TANK BATTERY)
LONG:36 DEGREES 39' 0 N LAT: 83 DEG 55' 5 W, FRAKES, KY, 40940
Registry ID: 110038434316
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATIONentered 2009-01-21
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $500
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2009-01-21Final Order Issued
- 2009-01-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2009-03-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1400033803
- Case number
- 04-2009-5009
- 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 04-2009-5009 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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