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 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
- CWA 311J — SPCC 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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