EPA v. GULF & OHIO RAILWAYS, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
8/13/09 - EXPEDITED SPILL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. ON NOV 30, 2008, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED AN ESTIMATED 500 GALLONS INTO OR UPON THE UNNAMED CREEK, WHICH FLOWS INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER AND ADJOINING SHORELINES.
Defendants (1)
- GULF & OHIO RAILWAYS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OIL SPILL (GULF & OHIO RAILWAYS, INC. STEAM TRAIN FUEL TRUCK)
RIVERSIDE DRIVE, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37901
Registry ID: 110040060929
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GULF & OHIO RAILWAYS, INC.entered 2009-08-13
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2009-08-13Final Order Issued
- 2009-08-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2009-08-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2009-08-21Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1800014481
- Case number
- 04-2009-5023
- 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 04-2009-5023 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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