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04-2009-5011Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2009· Region 04

EPA v. VINLAND ENERGY

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

3/3/09 - EXPEDITED SPILL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. ON NOV 16, 2008, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED AN ESTIMATED 20 BARRELS OF OIL INTO OR UPON THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF FOUR MILE CREEK WHICH FLOWS INTO THE CUMBERLAND RIVER AND ADJOINING SHORELINES.

Defendants (1)

  • VINLAND ENERGY (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • OIL SPILL (VINLAND ENERGY)

    LEWIS HEIRS WELL 7B, FOURMILE, KY, 40939

    Registry ID: 110038434334

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311BOil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • VINLAND ENERGYentered 2009-03-03

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2009-03-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2009-03-03Final Order Issued
  • 2009-03-12Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2009-03-17Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
1400033812
Case number
04-2009-5011
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 04-2009-5011 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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