EPA v. LEE'S FORD DOCK, INC.

Case summary

7/19/2012 - EXPEDITED SPILL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. ALLEGATIONS: ON MARCH 2, 2012, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED AN ESTIMATED 104 GALLONS OF OIL INTO OR UPON THE FISHING CREEK, WHICH FLOWS INTO THE LAKE CUMBERLAND AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. THE FISHING CREEK, WHICH FLOWS INTO THE LAKE CUMBERLAND IS A NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE U.S. RESPONDENT'S MARCH 2, 2012, DISCHARGE OF OIL CAUSED A SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OR THE ADJOINING SHORELINES OF THE FISHING CREEK, 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 110.3.

Defendants (1)

• LEE'S FORD DOCK, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL - LEE'S FORD DOCK, INC.

  451 LEE'S FORD DOCK ROAD, NANCY, KY, 42544

  Registry ID: 110054080329

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LEE'S FORD DOCK, INC.entered 2012-07-19

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2012-07-19Final Order Issued
• 2012-07-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-07-26Enforcement Action Closed
• 2012-08-01Enforcement Action Data Entered