EPA v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
Penalty assessed
$1,100,000
Cost recovery
$260,000
Case summary
THIS REFERRAL IS IN ADDITION TO REGION 5'S SEPTEMBER 25, 1992, REFERRAL OF A CLEAN WATER ACT CAUSE OF ACTION UNDER SECTION 311(B)(7).
Defendants (1)
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL
BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084
Registry ID: 110009327022
Statutes cited
- CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
- CERCLA 104A — CERCLA 104(a)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROADentered 1995-07-17
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $1,100,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1992-07-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-03-14Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1994-05-18Complaint Filed With Court
- 1995-07-17Final Order Lodged
- 1995-07-17Final Order Entered
- 1995-07-17Concluded
- 1997-03-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28772
- Case number
- 05-1994-0091
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- 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 05-1994-0091 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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