EPA v. TANKERGISTIC, INC.

Case summary

1/22/2014 - EXPEDITED SPILL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $5,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAPKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROXIMATELY 4,000 GALLONS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON CHARLIE CREEK, WHCIH FLOWS INTO THE PEACE RIVER, WHICH DISCHARGES INTO CHARLOTTE HARBOR IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. RESPONDENT'S AUGUST 13, 2012 DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY CAUSE A FILM OR SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURACE OF CHARLIE CREEK, WHICH FLOWS INTO THE PEACE RIVER, WHICH DISCHARGES TO CHARLOTTE HARBOR IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR SECTION 110.3, WHICH IMPLEMENTS SECTION 311(b)(3) AND (b)(4) OF THE CWA.

Defendants (1)

• TANKERGISTIC, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TANKERGISTIC, INC.

  45024 20TH AVENUE, TAMPA, FL, 33619

  Registry ID: 110057186227

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TANKERGISTIC, INC.entered 2014-01-22

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $5,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-01-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-01-22Final Order Issued
• 2014-02-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-02-27Enforcement Action Closed