EPA v. CARGILL, INC.

Case summary

8/2/15 - OIL SPILL EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. ON JULY 21, 2014, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 100 GALLONS OF OIL INTO OR UPON THE TENNESSEE RIVER AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES. EPA OBTAINED THIS INFO FROM THE EPA ON-SCENE COORDINATOR'S OBSERVATIONS DOCUMENTED IN THE POLLUTION REPORT. RESONDENT'S DISCHARGE CAUSED A FILM OR SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE TENNESSEE 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)

• CARGILL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CARGILL INCORPORATED

  2930 LAKE GUNTERSVILLE PARK DR., GUNTERSVILLE, AL, 35976

  Registry ID: 110000368361

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CARGILL, INC.entered 2015-08-21

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-08-21Final Order Issued
• 2015-08-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-09-02Enforcement Action Closed
• 2015-09-11Enforcement Action Data Entered