EPA v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLO- SURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION. 2. BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE 4028 DEEN ROAD FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS 76106 3. RESPONDENT DISCLOSES VIOLATIONS OF RCRA 3003, MANIFEST VIOLATIONS, UNDER THE VOLUNTARY SELF-POLICING POLICY OF EPA. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA, WILL AFTER REVIEW OF THE VIOLATIONS DISCLOSED, AND COR- RECTION, ELIMINATION AND PREVENTION OF THE VIOLATIONS, ISSUE A FINAL DETERMINATION ON WHETHER TO ASSESS GRAVITY- BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE

  4028 DEEN RD, FORT WORTH, TX, 761064111

  Registry ID: 110010698664

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3003 — Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FEentered 1997-08-06

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1997-05-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-05-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-08-06Enforcement Action Closed
• 1997-08-06Final Order Issued