EPA v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$25,000
Case summary
THIS COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING, WAS ISSUED TO BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, DOING BUSINESS IN MONTANA. ON JULY 17, 1991, THE RESPONDENT CONDUCTED TEN BURNS OF A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 200 RAILROAD TIES NEAR NAISMITH, MONTANA. THE BURNINGS OCCURRED DIRECTLY IN THE OPEN AIR. THE PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY FOR THESE SIP VIOLATIONS IS $65,530.
Defendants (1)
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL
BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084
Registry ID: 110009327022
Statutes cited
- CAA 113 — Clean Air Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANYentered 1993-11-24
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $25,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1992-07-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-07-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1993-11-24Admin Law Judge Decision
- 1993-11-24Final Order Issued
- 1994-03-13Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 49415
- Case number
- 08-1992-0510
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Air Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1992-0510 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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