EPA v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY

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 RAILWAY COMPANY 2100 BAKER BOULEVARD TEMPLE, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS 76501 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED MANIFEST VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 3003 OF RCRA. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA, AFTER REVIEW OF THE VIOLATIONS DISCLOSED, CORRECTION, E- LIMINATION, AND PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLA- TIONS, WILL ISSUE A FINAL DETERMINATION ON WHETHER TO SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILWAY CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILWAY CO

  2100 BAKER BLVD, TEMPLE, TX, 76501

  Registry ID: 110005086423

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3003 — Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BURLINGTON NORTHEN SANTA FEentered 1997-08-06

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1997-05-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-05-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-08-06Enforcement Action Closed
• 1997-08-06Final Order Issued