EPA v. SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN

Case summary

9/21/17 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $23,100, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: ON OR ABOUT FEB 17, 2015, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 114 BARRELS OF OIL FROM THE FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF BRUSHY CREEK, BRUSH CREEK AND THE REEDY RIVER AND/OR THEIR ADJOINING SHORELINES. RESPONDENT'S FEB 17, 2015, DISCHARGE CAUSED A SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF BRUSHY CREEK, BRUSHY CREEK AND THE REEDY RIVER AND THEIR ADJOINING SHORELINES AND, THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR 110.3.

Defendants (1)

• SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDRENNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SHRINERS HOSPITAL

  950 WEST FARIS ROAD, GREENVILLE, SC, 29605

  Registry ID: 110001672510

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDRENentered 2017-09-21

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $23,100

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2017-09-21Final Order Issued
• 2017-09-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-10-05Enforcement Action Closed