EPA v. Matson Terminals, Inc.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This is a judicial Consent Decree issued to Matson Terminals, Inc. for Clean Water Act violations. In September 2013, a pipeline operated by Matson discharged over 230,000 gallons of molasses into Honolulu Harbor. While investigating that incident, EPA discovered that the pipeline had been leaking molasses prior to that incident.
Defendants (1)
- Matson Terminals, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MATSON NAVIGATION TERMINAL
1411 SAND ISLAND PKWY, HONOLULU, HI, 96819
Registry ID: 110045469970
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Matson Terminals, Inc.entered 2017-02-24
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $725,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2015-08-21Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2015-08-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-01-19Complaint Filed With Court
- 2017-02-24Final Order Lodged
- 2017-02-24Final Order Entered
- 2017-02-24Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600236350
- Case number
- 09-2015-1514
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2015-1514 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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