EPA v. JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.

Case summary

9/18/14 - OIL SPILL EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. ON MAY 15, 2014, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 200 GALLONS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON QOSTANAULA CREEK AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES. THE OBTAINED THIS INFO FROM THE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSE TO THE EPA'S CWA INFO REQUEST LETTER. THE QOSTANAULA CREEK FLOWS INTO THE HIAWASSEE RIVER, WHICH FLOWS INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER. THE TENNESSEE RIVER RIVER IS A NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE U.S. RESPONDENT'S MAY 15, 2014 DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY CAUSED A FILM OR SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE QOSTANAULA CREEK AND/OR UPON THE ADJOINING SHORELINES, WHICH EVENTUALLY FLOWS TO THE TENNESSEE RIVER AND THEREFORE WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR 110.3.

Defendants (1)

• JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC., ATHENS TN FACILITY

  1210 EAST MADISON AVE., ATHENS, TN, 37303

  Registry ID: 110060265074

• JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC., ATHENS TN FACILITY

  1210 EAST MADISON AVE., ATHENS, TN, 37303

  Registry ID: 110060265074

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.entered 2014-09-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-09-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-09-18Final Order Issued
• 2014-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-10-21Enforcement Action Closed