EPA v. PORT OF LOS ANGELES

Case summary

SEDIMENTS (MUD) DREDGED FROM HARBOR AND DISPOSED AT SEA WERE IN EXCESS OF AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED IN PERMITS, PLUS SOME OF THE SEDIMENTS DUMPED WERE CONTAMINATED, AND SOME WERE UNTESTED. THE DUMPSITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9.7 KILOMETERS OFF THE COAST OF PALOS VERDE PENINSULA, CALIFORNIA. EXACT LOCATION AT 33 DEGREES, 37.10 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE; 118 DEGREES, 17.40 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. OCEAN FLOOR IS APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET DEEP IN THIS AREA. DUMPED SEDIMENT COVERED CIRCULAR AREA WITH A RADIUS OF APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET. PENALTY ASSESSED BY CONSENT AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $525,000.

Defendants (1)

• PORT OF LOS ANGELESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PORT OF LOS ANGELES

  9.7 KILOMETERS W OF PALOS VERDE PENINSULA, CA, SAN PEDRO, CA, 90731

  Registry ID: 110010596088

Statutes cited

• MPRSA 101A — Mar. Prot, Res & Sanc Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PORT OF LOS ANGELESentered 1998-05-07

  Primary law: MPRSA

  Federal penalty: $525,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1998-04-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-05-07Final Order Issued
• 1998-07-29Enforcement Action Data Entered