EPA v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL - ELKHART SWITCHYARD
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$18,500
Case summary
RELEASE OF OVER 18,000 GALLONS OF CUPRIC CHLORIDE OCCURED FROM TANK CAR IN CONRAIL SWITCHYARD. OPERATOR OF SWITCHYARD RESPONDED TO RELEASE BUT NEVER NOTIFIED NRC.
Defendants (1)
- CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
CONRAIL ELKHART YARD
2600 WEST LUSHER AVENUE, ELKHART, IN, 46515
Registry ID: 110002454987
CONRAIL ELKHART YARD
2600 WEST LUSHER AVENUE, ELKHART, IN, 46515
Registry ID: 110002454987
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CONSOLIDATED RAIL - ELKHART SWITCHYARDentered 1996-08-08
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $18,500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1995-03-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-08-08Final Order Issued
- 1996-08-29Enforcement Action Closed
- 1996-09-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 29844
- Case number
- 05-1996-0423
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- MMBII
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1996-0423 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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