EPA v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (OIL SPILL)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
8/20/2009 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,800. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON OR ABOUT MAY 18, 2005, A MASTER SHOE RETARDER AT THE FACILITY BREACHED THE DIESEL FUEL TANK OF A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE CAUSING THE RELEASE OF APPROXIMATELY 26 BARRELS OF DIESEL FUEL ONTO THE RAIL YARD. AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF DIESEL FUEL ENTERED THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO SHADES CREEK AT APPROXIMATELY N 33 33.441 - W 86 41.077
Defendants (1)
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
1400 NORFOLK SOUTHERN DRIVE, IRONDALE, AL, 35210
Registry ID: 110003379736
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
1400 NORFOLK SOUTHERN DRIVE, IRONDALE, AL, 35210
Registry ID: 110003379736
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (OIL SPILL)entered 2009-08-20
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $4,800
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2009-08-20Final Order Issued
- 2009-08-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2009-08-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2009-11-17Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1800016250
- Case number
- 04-2009-5156
- 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 04-2009-5156 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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