EPA v. TRI STAR TRANSPORT, LLC

Case summary

1/24/16 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $62,200, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: ON AUG 13, 2014, RESPONDENT DISCAHRGED APPROX 166 BARRELS OF OIL INTO OR UPON RICHLAND CREEK AND/OR IT'S ADJOINING SHORELINES. RESPONDENT'S AUG 13, 2014, DISCHARGE OF OIL CAUSED SHEEN AND DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF RICHLAND CREEK AND ITS ADJOINING SHORELINES AND, THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR 110.3, IN VIOLATION OF CWA 311(b)(3).

Defendants (1)

• TRI STAR TRANSPORT, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL (TRI STAR TRANSPORT, LLC)

  CENTENNIAL BOULEVARD AND 61ST AVENUE NORTH, NASHVILLE, TN, 37209

  Registry ID: 110070005056

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRI STAR TRANSPORT, LLCentered 2017-01-27

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $62,200

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2017-01-27Final Order Issued
• 2017-01-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-02-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-02-23Enforcement Action Closed