EPA v. WALCO, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$4,000
Compliance action
$5,000
Case summary
NO SPCC PLAN. COMPANY FAILED TO DEVELOP PROCEDURES, METHODS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PREVENTING THE DISCHARGE OF OIL. COMPANY ALSO HAD AN OIL SPILL LAST WINTER. ALLEGEDLY, THE SPILL RESULTED FROM VANDALISM (A CONTROL VALVE TURNED ON AND LEFT UNATTENDED). THE SPILL REACHED A SMALL CREEK IN THE AREA. IF COMPANY HAD HAD AN SPCC PLAN AND CONTROL PROCEDURES IN PLACE (RESTRICTED ACCESS, SECONDARY CONTAINMENT), THE SPILL COULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED OR AT LEAST CONTAINED WITH NO ENVIRONMENTAL HARM. AEP
Defendants (2)
- BROWN MOTORS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- WALCO, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WALCO INC
916 S C ST, GRANGEVILLE, ID, 835301420
Registry ID: 110010730897
Statutes cited
- CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WALCO - FINAL PENALTY ORDERentered 1996-11-05
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $4,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1996-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-11-05Final Order Issued
- 1997-01-28Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55238
- Case number
- 10-1996-0021
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WAT
- EPA region
- 10
- 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 10-1996-0021 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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