EPA v. WILLIAMS PIPE LINE
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$55,000
Case summary
SPILLS APPROX. 6,000 GALS. & 27,000 GALS. OF LIQUID FERTILI ZER (URAN), DUE TO CORROSION LEAK IN 10 PIPELINES. RECEIVING WATERS: UNNAMED TRIB. TO LONE GROVE BRANCH, TRIB. TO EAST FORK OF KASKASKIA RIVER
Defendants (1)
- WILLIAMS PIPELINE CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL
BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084
Registry ID: 110009327022
Statutes cited
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WILLIAMS PIPE LINEentered 1976-11-05
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $55,000
Timeline (9 milestones)
- 1975-04-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1975-04-07Referred To Headquarters
- 1975-09-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1975-09-23Referred TO U.S. Attorney
- 1975-12-10Complaint Filed With Court
- 1976-11-05Final Order Lodged
- 1976-11-05Final Order Entered
- 1976-11-05Concluded
- 1976-11-05Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 24853
- Case number
- 05-1975-0010
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing AO
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1975-0010 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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