EPA v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION / CONRAIL
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$105,000
Compliance action
$22,000
Case summary
CONRAIL FAILED TO TEST THE EFFLUENT DRAINING OFF THEIR COAL PILES AT THE DOCK. THEY ALSO HAD NUMEROUS EFFLUENT VIOLATIONS. WE ARE EVALUATING THE SPCC VIOLATIONS DISCOVERED AT THE WATER INSPECTION TO SEE IF THEY MERIT ADDITION TO THE CASE.
Defendants (1)
- CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ASHTABULA COAL DOCK
10 BRIDGE STREET, ASHTABULA, OH, 44004
Registry ID: 110006352384
CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ASHTABULA COAL DOCK
10 BRIDGE STREET, ASHTABULA, OH, 44004
Registry ID: 110006352384
Statutes cited
- CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPentered 1998-02-04
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $105,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1994-09-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-11-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-02-04Final Order Issued
- 1998-04-09Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 29046
- Case number
- 05-1994-0462
- 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 05-1994-0462 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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