EPA v. NAVISTAR
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
COAST GUARD RESPONDED TO OIL LEAKING INTO SYLVAN SLOUGH ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS. OIL WAS BEING DISCHARGED FROM A STORM SEWER PIPE COMING FROM PROPERTY OF NAVISTAR AND QUAD-CITIES INDUSTRIAL CANTER (FORMER FARMALL SITE PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY NAVISTAR) THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES (STATE) LIVE IN SYLVAN SLOUGH , ( A TYPE OF MUSSEL). NAVISTAR WANTS TO DO A SITE ASSESSMENT BUT WIHOUT OVERSIGHT OF U.S.EPA OR IEPA. IEPA IS WILLING TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT. NEED TO SET UP MEETING WITH U.S. EPA, IEPA AND NAVISTAR.
Defendants (2)
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROADNamed in complaint
- NAVISTAR, INC.Named in complaint
Facilities (1)
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO FARMALL DIV
500 42ND ST, ROCK ISLAND, IL, 61201
Registry ID: 110005817296
Statutes cited
- CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 1993-09-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-07-23Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28555
- Case number
- 05-1993-1358
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- MMB
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1993-1358 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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