EPA v. DENVER & RIO GRANDE RR/SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANS. CO.
Litigated With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$800,000
Compliance action
$6,400,000
Case summary
THIS REFERRAL WAS FILED AGAINST DEFENDANTS SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY AND THE DENVER AND RIO GRANDE RAILROAD COMPANY FOR ILLEGAL DISCHARGES OF DIESEL FUEL, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, OR POLLUTANTS INTO WATERS OF THE US AT SEVEN DIFFERENT SITES, ALL BUT ONE OF WHICH WERE THE RESULT OF TRAIN DERAILMENTS. ASSESSED PENALTY IS $800,000
Defendants (1)
- DENVER RIO GRANDE RAILROADNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
DENVER RIO GRANDE RR
RAILROAD TRACKS NEAR PINECLIFFE, PINECLIFFE, CO, 80471
Registry ID: 110010672913
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DENVER & RIO GRANDE RR/SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANS. CO.entered 2000-08-02
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $800,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1996-09-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-09-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-03-07Complaint Filed With Court
- 2000-08-02Final Order Lodged
- 2000-08-02Final Order Entered
- 2000-08-02Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 50598
- Case number
- 08-1996-0143
- DOJ docket
- NOT ASSIGNED
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1996-0143 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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