EPA v. JC HUNT INC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This was a tanker spill of approximately 3800 gallons of gasoline into a wetland between US Highway 160 and the South Fork of the Rio Grande River in Rio Grande County, Colorado.
Defendants (1)
- JC HUNT INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
JC HUNT CO
MM179-CO HWY 160-WOLFCREEKPASS, CREEDE, CO, 81130
Registry ID: 110040372192
JC HUNT CO
MM179-CO HWY 160-WOLF CREEK PASS, CREEDE, CO, 81130
Registry ID: 110040372192
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
JC HUNT INCentered 2014-11-18
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $33,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2014-10-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2014-11-18Final Order Issued
- 2015-05-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2016-09-27Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600139192
- Case number
- 08-2014-0109
- 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 08-2014-0109 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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