EPA v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$400,000
Case summary
THIS IS A PROPOSED CIVIL ACTION UNDER SECTIONS 301, 309 & 402 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AGAINST UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY FOR DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS IN VIOLATION OF THE EFF- LUENT LIMITATIONS IN NPDES PERMIT NO AROOO1775, FROM THE ARKANSAS RIVER. EPA PROPOSES CIVIVL PROPOSES CIVIL PENALT- IES AND CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Defendants (1)
- UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO
FORTH & PIKE ST, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72114
Registry ID: 110024956993
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO
FORTH & PIKE ST, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72114
Registry ID: 110024956993
Statutes cited
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYentered 1992-01-14
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $400,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1989-06-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1989-06-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1992-01-03Complaint Filed With Court
- 1992-01-14Concluded
- 1992-01-14Final Order Lodged
- 1992-01-14Final Order Entered
- 1992-01-23Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 34671
- Case number
- 06-1989-0122
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-3392
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6C-A
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing AO
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1989-0122 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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