EPA v. RYDER SYSTEMS, INC.

Case summary

9/18/2014 - OIL SPILL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. AGREEMENT ALLEGES: ON FEBRUARY 10, 2014, RESPONDENT DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY CAUSED A FILM OR SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF BIG WILLS CREEK AND/OR UPON THE ADJOINING SHORELINES, WHICH EVENTUALLY FLOWS TO THE COOSA RIVER AND THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL. RESPONDENT'S FEBRUARY 10, 2014 DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON BIG WILLS CREEK, AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES, WHICH EVENTUALLY FLOWS TO THE COOSA RIVER, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETRMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR SECTION 110.3, RESPONDENT THEREFORE VIOLATED SECTION 311(b)(3).

Defendants (1)

• RYDER SYSTEMS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL (RYDER SYSTEMS, INC.)

  MILE MARKER 205, I-59 SB, COLLINSVILLE, AL, 35961

  Registry ID: 110062625734

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RYDER SYSTEMS, INC.entered 2014-09-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-09-18Final Order Issued
• 2014-09-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-09-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-11-03Enforcement Action Closed