EPA v. PETROLEUM TRANSPORT COMPANY, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
9/21/18 - OIL SPILL EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,500, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: ON MAY 15, 2018, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 3,000 GALLONS OF OIL INTO OR UPON THE OCOEE RIVER AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES. RESPONDENT'S DISCHARGE CAUSED A FILM OR SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE OCOEE RIVER AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES.
Defendants (1)
- PETROLEUM TRANSPORT COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PETROLEUM TRANSPORT COMPANY, INC.
129 CARSON STREET, PILOT MOUNTAIN, NC, 27041
Registry ID: 110024274435
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PETROLEUM TRANSPORT COMPANY, INC.entered 2018-09-21
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $4,500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2018-09-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2018-09-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-09-21Final Order Issued
- 2018-11-08Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601561088
- Case number
- 04-2018-5005
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2018-5005 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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