EPA v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD - CARPINTERIA
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$100,000
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 THE CARPINTERIA SALT MARSH 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)
CARPINTERIA SALT MARSH
W OF HWY 101, AT CARPINTERIA CITY LIMIT (SOUTH), CARPINTERIA, CA, 93013
Registry ID: 110010596024
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UNION PACIFIC - CARPINTERIAentered 1998-06-10
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-06-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-06-10Final Order Issued
- 1998-06-10Enforcement Action Closed
- 1998-10-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52977
- Case number
- 09-1998-0101
- 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 09-1998-0101 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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