EPA v. LAKEHEAD PIPE LINE COMPANY, INC.
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
COMPANY IS DRILLING AN OIL PIPELINE FROM CANADA DOWN THRU NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NW INDIANA. RESPONDENT WAS DRILLING UNDER HIGH QUALITY WETLANDS AREA WHEN DRILLING MUD WAS RELEASED AND BUBBLED UP INTO THE WETLANDS. THIS ORDER SUPERSEDES THE 309(A) ORDER ISSUED ON 8/28/98. THIS ORDER, BESIDE PROHIBITING DISCHARGES TO THE WETLANDS, REQUIRED COMPLIANCE WITH RESTORATION PLAN APPROVED BY EPA, NOTIFICATION OF ANY ADDITIONAL RELEASES OF DRILLING MUD INTO WETLANDS, AND OBTAINING AN AMENDMENT BY THE CORP TO THE NWP 12 PERMIT TO ADD AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
Defendants (1)
- LAKEHEAD PIPE LINE COMPANY, INC.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
LAKEHEAD PIPE LINE CO, LTD PTN
21 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH, MN, 55802
Registry ID: 110006806812
Statutes cited
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LAKEHEAD PIPE LINE COMPANY, INC.entered 1998-09-15
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1998-09-15Final Order Issued
- 1998-11-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-05-17Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 31385
- Case number
- 05-1998-0832
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- MMBII
- 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 05-1998-0832 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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