EPA v. HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES

Case summary

1/29/15 - OIL SPILL EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. ON FEB 4, 2014, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 120 GAL OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES. THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY FLOWS INTO THE ALDRIDGE CREEK, WHICH FLOWS INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER. THE TENNESSEE RIVER IS A NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE U.S. RESPONDENT'S FEB 4, 2014, DISCHARGE OF OIL CAUSED A FILM OR SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY AND/OR UPON THE ADJOINING SHORELINES, WHIHC EVENTUALLY FLOWS TO THE TN RIVER AND THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR 110.3, WHICH IMPLEMENTS SECTION 311(b)(3) AND (b)(4) OF THE CWA.

Defendants (1)

• HUNTSVILLE UTILITIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• (OIL SPILL BY HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES) TVA FARLEY, AL 161-KV SWITCHING STATION

  15900 CHANEY THOMPSON ROAD, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35801

  Registry ID: 110063598995

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HUNTSVILLE UTILITIESentered 2015-01-29

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-01-29Final Order Issued
• 2015-01-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-02-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-02-25Enforcement Action Closed