EPA v. Red Mountain Truck Lines - Town Pump
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Red Mountain violated Section 311(b)(3) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. ? 1321(b)(3) with discharges of 450 to 485 gallons of diesel fuel into Blacktail Creek in Butte, Montana. The discharges occurred due to an overfill of an underground storage tank during fuel transfer at a Town Pump Convenience Store in Butte, Montana. The diesel fuel traveled down a storm drain into wetlands adjacent to Blacktail Creek and then into Blacktail Creek. The source of the diesel was from a fuel delivery truck owned by Red Mountain.
Defendants (1)
- Red Mountain Truck Lines - Town PumpNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
RED MOUNTAIN TRUCK LINES TOWN PUMP
8790 US HIGHWAY 10, BUTTE, MT, 59701
Registry ID: 110071293326
Statutes cited
- CWA 311F — Oil Removal Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Red Mountain Truck Lines - Town Pumpentered 2022-11-28
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $18,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2022-11-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2022-11-28Final Order Issued
- 2023-01-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2023-09-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603470584
- Case number
- 08-2023-0024
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 08
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil Removal Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2023-0024 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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