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04-2010-5023Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2010· Region 04

EPA v. DAVIDSON FUELS & OIL, INC.

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

11/10/2010 - EXPEDITED SPILL AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. ORDER ALLEGES: ON JUNE 21, 2010, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED AN ESTIMATED 400 GALLONS OF OIL AS DEFINED IN SECTION 311(a) OF THE ACT, 33 U.S.C SECTION 1321(a)(1), FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON THE BAYOU CHICO WHICH FLOWS INTO PENSACOLA BAY AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. RESPONDENT'S JUNE 21, 2010, DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY CAUSED A SHEEN UPON A DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OR THE ADJOINING SHORELINE OF THE BAYOU CHICO OR CAUSED A SLUDGE OR EMULSION TO BE DEPOSITED BENEATH THE SURFACE, AND THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR SECTION 110.3.

Defendants (1)

  • DAVIDSON FUELS & OIL, INC. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • OIL SPILL - DAVIDSON

    BAHIA MAR MARINA, PENSACOLA, FL, 33316

    Registry ID: 110043253403

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311BOil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • DAVIDSONentered 2010-11-10

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2010-11-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2010-11-10Final Order Issued
  • 2010-11-17Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2010-12-14Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
2200034287
Case number
04-2010-5023
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 04-2010-5023 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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