EPA v. BNSF Railway Company
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
This Administrative Order is issued to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company for the unauthorized discharge of oil. Oil is currently present at and around their Maintenance and former Fueling Facility located at 500 Depot Street, Whitefish, Montana.
Defendants (1)
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY
500 DEPOT STREET, WHITEFISH, MT, 59937
Registry ID: 110063921047
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BNSF Railway Companyentered 2009-09-03
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2009-09-03Final Order Issued
- 2009-09-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2009-09-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-02-22Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1800024813
- Case number
- 08-2009-0198
- 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 08-2009-0198 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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