EPA v. GROENDYKE TRANSPORT, INC.

Case summary

ON OR ABOUT 7/7/97, A GASOLINE TANKER OWNED AND OPERATED BY GROENDYKE TRANSPORT, INC., CRASHED ON LOVELAND PASS AND RELEASED APPROXIMATLY 6000-8500 GALLONS OF GASOLINE TO THE GROUND AND GROUNDWATER. GROUNDWATER AND SOIL SAMPLES COLLECTED REVEALED MODERATE AND HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF BENZENE, TOULENE, ETHYL BENZENE, AND XYLENE IF ACTION IS NOT TAKEN TO MITIGATE CONTAMINATED SOIL, SED- IMENTS, AND GROUNDWATER, THE FOLLOWING HAZARDOUS EFFECTS OF THE RELEASE CAN BE EXPECTED TO RESULT: 1. DISCHARGES OF OIL TO THE SNAKE RIVER VIA GROUNDWATER, SPRINGS, SEEPS, SOILS AND SEDIMENTS; 2. CONTAMINATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WATER SUPPLIES; AND 3. INHALATION, INGESTION, AND DIRECT CONTACT WITH XYLENE

Defendants (1)

• GROENDYKE TRANSPORTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GROENDYKE TRANSPORT INC.

  HIGHWAY 6 AND MONTEZUMA ROAD, SILVERTHORNE, CO, 80498

  Registry ID: 110010689031

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GROENDYKE TRANSPORT, INC.entered 1997-08-11

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1997-08-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-08-11Final Order Issued
• 1997-08-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-12-22Enforcement Action Closed