EPA v. WATCO COMPANIES, LLC (dba ALABAMA SOUTHERN RAILROAD)

Case summary

7/17/14 - EXPEDITED OIL SPILL SETTLEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,500. ON OCT 28, 2010, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED 2,500 GALLONS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON LITTLE BEAR CREEK, WHICH FLOWS INTO BEAR CREEK AND DISCHARGES INTO LUBBUB CREEK, WHICH FLOWS INTO THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER, WHICH MERGES WITH THE ALABAMA RIVER TO FORM THE MOBILE RIVER, THAT EMPTIES INTO MOBILE BAY IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. RESPONDENT'S OCT 28, 2010, DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM IS FACILITY CAUSED A FILM OR SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE LITTLE BEAR CREEK AND THERE WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR 110.3.

Defendants (2)

• WATCO COMPANIES LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ALABAMA SOUTHERN RAILROADNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WATCO ALABAMA PORT SERVICES PORT BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL

  8250 BIRMINGPORT ROAD, MULGA, AL, 35118-9570

  Registry ID: 110007407047

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WATCO COMPANIES, LLC (dba ALABAMA SOUTHERN RAILROAD)entered 2014-07-17

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-07-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-07-17Final Order Issued
• 2014-08-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-08-11Enforcement Action Closed