EPA v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$125,000
Case summary
RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 17,500 GALLONS TO A TRIBUTARY OF THE SOUTH FORK OF THE YUBA RIVER. ALSO, RESPONDENT VIOLATED SPCC REQUIREMENTS FOR PREPARAION IMPLEMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF PLANS.
Defendants (1)
- UNION PACIFIC RAILROADNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, UPRR - NORDEN SNOWSHED
MILE 192.0, ROSEVILLE SUBDIVISION, NORDEN, CA, 95724
Registry ID: 110010627544
Statutes cited
- CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
- CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UNION PACIFIC RAILROADentered 2000-02-04
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $125,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1999-07-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-10-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-02-04Final Order Issued
- 2000-05-31Compliance Achieved
- 2000-05-31Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53172
- Case number
- 09-1999-0110
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1999-0110 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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