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08-2009-0048Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2009· Region 08

EPA v. PPL Montana - Cochrane

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

This Expedited Consent Agreement and Final Order is issued to PPL Montana for the unlawful discharge of approximately 29 gallons of oil into the Cochrane Reservoir and for failure to prepare and implement a SPCC plan for its Cochrane Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant.

Defendants (1)

  • PPL MontanaNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • PPL MONTANA - COCHRANE HYDROELECTRIC PLANT

    336 RAINBOW DAM ROAD, GREAT FALLS, MT, 59404

    Registry ID: 110037083562

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311BOil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
  • CWA 311JSPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • PPL Montana - Cochraneentered 2009-01-13

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $1,700

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2009-01-13Final Order Issued
  • 2009-01-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2009-01-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2009-03-02Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
1400026500
Case number
08-2009-0048
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
08
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2009-0048 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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