EPA v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD - VANDENBERG
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$80,000
Case summary
THIS IS A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 309A OF THE CWA, ISSUED AGAINST THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD FOR WORK PERFORMED AT VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE THAT WAS IN VIOLATION OF CWA SECTION 404 (WETLANDS). THE ORDER REQUIRES UNION PACIFIC TO UNDERTAKE RESTORATION OF THE SITE TO PRE-DISTURBED CONDITIONS, MEANING THAT THE AREA WILL AGAIN BE ABLE SUPPORT ESTUARINE WETLAND HABITAT.
Defendants (1)
- UNION PACIFIC RAILROADNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
VANDENBERG AFB
5 MILES WEST OF CITY, LOMPOC, CA, 934375000
Registry ID: 110010627919
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UNION PACIFIC - VANDENBERGentered 1997-10-07
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1997-10-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-10-07Final Order Issued
- 1997-10-07Enforcement Action Closed
- 1998-10-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52976
- Case number
- 09-1998-0100
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0100 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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