10-1998-0035Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1998· Region 10
EPA v. WILLAMETTE AND PACIFIC RAILROAD, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$10,000
Compliance action
$100,000
Case summary
TRAIN DERAILMENT - SPILLED 3,900 GALLONS OF OIL INTO YAQUINA RIVER.
Defendants (1)
- WILLAMETTE & PACIFIC RAILROAD, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WILLAMETTE & PACIFIC RAILROAD INC
MILE MARKER 762.5 ON WILLAMETTE & PACIFIC RAILROAD, TOLEDO, OR, 973911507
Registry ID: 110010705344
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WILLAMETTE & PACIFIC RAILROAD, INC.entered 1998-04-22
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $10,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1997-10-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-02-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-04-22Final Order Issued
- 1998-05-12Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55498
- Case number
- 10-1998-0035
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WAT
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1998-0035 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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