EPA v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
6/21/10 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $5,755, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: ON MAY 22, 2009, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE ABOVE THE RQ AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGE THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CERCLA SEC 103(a) BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ.
Defendants (1)
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
3000 ANGIER AVENUE, DURHAM, NC, 27703
Registry ID: 110041888516
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANYentered 2010-06-21
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $5,755
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2010-06-21Final Order Issued
- 2010-06-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2010-06-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2010-07-13Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1800109136
- Case number
- 04-2010-2018
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2010-2018 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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