EPA v. STAR TRANSPORTATION, LLC

Case summary

3/19/15 - OIL SPILL EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. ON MAY 19, 2012, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 100 OF DIESEL FUEL INTO OR UPON COVE CREEK AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES. COVE CREEK ULTIMATELY FLOWS INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER. THE TENNESSEE RIVER IS A NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE UNITED STATES. AND IS SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF CWA 311. RESPONDENT'S DISCHARGE CAUSED A FILM OR SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF COVE 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)

• STAR TRANSPORTATION, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL (STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC)

  TENNESSEE OLD 63 SOUTHBOUND, PIONEER, TN, 37847

  Registry ID: 110063863118

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• STAR TRANSPORTATION, LLCentered 2015-03-19

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-03-19Final Order Issued
• 2015-03-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-04-01Enforcement Action Closed
• 2015-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered