EPA v. THE C.F. SAUER COMPANY

Case summary

4/2/2013 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $7,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON OR ABOUT JUNE 11, 2009, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROXIMATELY 24 BARRELS OF SOYBEAN OIL FROM A TANK CAR AT ITS FACILITY INTO GILDER CREEK. THE DISCHARGE DESCRIBED ABOVE CAUSED A FILM OR SHEEN, WITHIN THE MEANING OF 40 C.F.R. SECTION 110.3, TO BE PRESENT ON THE SURFACE OF GILDER CREEK AND ADJOINING SHORELINES AND, THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE HARMFUL. ACCORDINGLY, RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 311(b)(3) OF THE CWA.

Defendants (1)

• THE C.F. SAUER COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• C F SAUER COMPANY

  728 NORTH MAIN STREET, MAULDIN, SC, 29662

  Registry ID: 110002443785

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• THE C.F. SAUER COMPANYentered 2013-04-02

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $7,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2013-04-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-04-02Final Order Issued
• 2013-04-19Enforcement Action Data Entered