EPA v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

Case summary

This referral requests Department of Justice initiate litigation against Union Pacific Railroad Company for violations of the Clean Water Act in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. The violations include coal spills, oil spills, inadequate Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs), inadequate Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plans and an inadequate Federal Response Plan (FRP).

Defendants (1)

• Union Pacific Railroad CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (30)

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

  BILL RAILYARD, WEST OF HWY 59, BILL, WY, 82631

  Registry ID: 110054073435

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. - GREEN RIVER RAILYARD

  200 E RAILROAD AVE, GREEN RIVER, WY, 82935-4359

  Registry ID: 110000830361

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

  UPRR MP4.25, GRAND JUNCTION, CO, 81501

  Registry ID: 110054073480

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. - ROPER YARD

  650 DAVIS ROAD, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84119-1524

  Registry ID: 110009507033

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. - HELPER YARD

  50 DEPOT STREET, HELPER, UT, 84526

  Registry ID: 110009314205

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. - PUEBLO YARD

  400 W. B STREET, PUEBLO, CO, 81003

  Registry ID: 110030897144

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. -MOFFAT TUNNEL

  EAST PORTAL MOFFAT TUNNEL, ROLLINSVILLE, CO, 80474

  Registry ID: 110054082951

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD RR/D&RGW NORTH YARD

  901 WEST 48TH AVENUE, DENVER, CO, 80221

  Registry ID: 110025216576

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY - KREMLING YARD

  304 RAILROAD AVE., KREMLING, CO, 80459

  Registry ID: 110054082979

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

  UPRR MILEPOST 122.9, YARMONY SIDING, BOND, CO, 80423

  Registry ID: 110054073408

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. - SLC NORTH YARD

  500 WEST 900 NORTH, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84101

  Registry ID: 110064247916

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. - PROVO YARD

  900 SOUTH 476 EAST, PROVO, UT, 84114-4870

  Registry ID: 110030897581

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

  SUMMIT RAILYARD, HIGHWAY 6 AND SOLDIER SUMMIT, SOLDIER SUMMIT, UT, 84032

  Registry ID: 110054073426

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY - GRAND JUNCTION YARD

  2790 D ROAD, GRAND JUNCTION, CO, 81501

  Registry ID: 110002989142

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. - BURNHAM RAILYARD

  800 SEMINOLE ROAD, DENVER, CO, 80204

  Registry ID: 110024260235

• …and 15 more

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Union Pacific Railroad Companyentered 2012-04-12

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,500,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2007-07-02Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2007-07-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-02-02Final Order Lodged
• 2012-02-02Complaint Filed With Court
• 2012-04-12Final Order Entered
• 2017-11-30Enforcement Action Closed