EPA v. BNSF - Wendover
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On February 2, 2019, a train derailment occurred due to excessive speed in Wendover Canyon in Wyoming, which is a very narrow canyon. One locomotive ran into another locomotive, resulting in three locomotives and five cars derailing spilling 5900 gallons of diesel and 800 gallons of lubricating oil down the hillside and into the South Platte River.
Defendants (1)
- BNSF - WendoverNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WENDOVER
NA, WENDOVER, UT, 84074
Registry ID: 110070543777
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BNSF - Wendoverentered 2021-03-18
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $140,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2021-03-18Final Order Issued
- 2021-03-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2021-06-23Enforcement Action Closed
- 2021-10-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602861607
- Case number
- 08-2021-0208
- 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 08-2021-0208 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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