EPA v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Cost recovery
$1,086,091
Case summary
THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN (SOMERS PLANT) SITE, ALSO COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN SOMERS TIE PLANT OR THE GLACIER PARK COMPANY - SOMERS TIE TREATMENT PLANT IS LOCATED IN FLATHEAD COUNTY, IN OR NEAR UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF SOMERS, MT ON THE NORTHWEST SHORE OF FLATHEAD LAKE. THE SITE SUPERFUND ACCOUNT NUMBER IS TGB08D663.
Defendants (2)
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BN SOMERS TIE PLANT
401 SOMERS RD, SOMERS, MT, 59932
Registry ID: 110000615086
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
- CERCLA 122 — Superfund
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD Centered 1991-12-20
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1989-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-06-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1991-02-22Complaint Filed With Court
- 1991-12-20Final Order Lodged
- 1991-12-20Final Order Entered
- 1991-12-20Concluded
- 1991-12-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 48627
- Case number
- 08-1990-0092
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-2-412
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1990-0092 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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