EPA v. CSX TRANSPORATION, INC.

Case summary

8/30/2012 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $3,100. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON JUNE 1, 2010, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED 7.4 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO COUNTY COUNTY DITCH. THE JUNE 1, 2010, DISCHARGE CAUSED A SHEEN AND/OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE WATER OF COUNTY DITCH AND THE ADJOINING SHORELINE. THEREFORE, THE DISCHARGE WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT MAY BE HARMFUL PURSUANT TO 40 C.F.R. SECTION 110.3. ACCORDINGLY, RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 311(b)(3) OF THE CWA.

Defendants (1)

• CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL - CSX TRANSPORTATION

  COUNTY DITCH, 200 METERS N. OF HWY. 138, SLAUGHTERS, KY, 42456

  Registry ID: 110054078485

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CSX TRANSPORATION, INC.entered 2012-08-30

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,100

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2012-08-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-08-30Final Order Issued
• 2012-09-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-10-03Enforcement Action Closed