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04-2009-5023Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2009· Region 04

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 311BOil & 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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