EPA v. TRANSPORT SOUTH, INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1321(B)(6)(B)(I). 2. TRANSPORT SOUTH, INC., A GEORGIA CORPORATION 5500 HIGHLAND PARK SE, SUITE 1200 SMYRNA, SITE OF THE ACCIDENT: HIGHWAY 80, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF APPROXIMATELY 2600 GALLONS OF AUTOMOTIVE (UNLEADED) GASOLINE, AND APPROXI- MATELY 400 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL, OIL FROM ITS FACILITY, A TRACTOR TRAILER THAT OVERTURNED, INTO STORM DRAINS, TRIBUTARIES TO VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER AND TO ADJOINING SHORELINES IN DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $10,000.

Defendants (1)

• TRANSPORT SOUTH, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TRANSPORT SOUTH INC

  5500 HIGHLANDS PKWY SE, SMYRNA, GA, 300825169

  Registry ID: 110010698478

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRANSPORT SOUTH, INC.entered 1997-12-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $2,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-07-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-07-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-12-04Final Order Issued
• 1997-12-04Compliance Achieved
• 1997-12-04Enforcement Action Closed