EPA v. EXXON CORP
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
ON 3/24/89 THE EXXON VALDEZ RAN AGROUND ON BLIGH REEF IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND (PWS) AND SPILLED APPROXIMATELY 10.8 MILLION GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL INTO PWS AND THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS CONSTITUTED AN UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE INTO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER 5301(A) OF THE CWA. EPA IS SEEKING PENALTIES OF $25,000 PER DAY FOR THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE, ALONG WITH APPROPRIATE INJUNCTIVE AND EQUITABLE RELIEF UNDER SECTION 504 OF CWA AND SECTION 7003 OF RCRA.
Defendants (2)
- EXXON CORPNamed in complaint
- EXXON SHIPPING CONamed in complaint
Facilities (1)
EXXON CORP VALDEZ
BLIGH REEF, VALDEZ, AK, 99686
Registry ID: 110010679701
Statutes cited
- CWA 504 — Emergency Powers
- RCRA 7003 — Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1991-02-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1991-02-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1991-03-13Complaint Filed With Court
- 1991-10-08Concluded
- 1993-09-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 54260
- Case number
- 10-1991-0071
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WAT
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency Powers
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1991-0071 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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