EPA v. CITY OF TACOMA - COMMENCEMENT BAY NEARSHORE/TIDEFLATS
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$50,000
Case summary
THIS REFERRAL SEEKS DOJ TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION SEEKING CIVIL PENALTIES ($506,962) AGAINST THE CITY OF TACOMA FOR VIOLATING SECTION 104(3)(2) OF CERCLA. THE CITY SUBMITTED TWO INCOMPLETE RESPONSES TO TWO INFORMATION REQUESTS. THE LAW, SECTION 104(E)(5),AUTHORIZES EPA TO SEEK PENALTIES.
Defendants (1)
- CITY OF TACOMANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
COMMENCEMENT BAY, NEAR SHORE/TIDE FLATS
ADJ TO RUSTON WAY & TIDEFLATS IND AREA, PIERCE COUNTY, WA, 98421
Registry ID: 110009319996
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 104E2 — Information and/or Access
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITY OF TACOMAentered 2001-09-14
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $50,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1998-09-10Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1998-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-09-05Final Order Lodged
- 2001-09-05Complaint Filed With Court
- 2001-09-14Final Order Entered
- 2001-09-14Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55601
- Case number
- 10-1998-0141
- DOJ docket
- 90-11-3-06597
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- MMU3
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Information and/or Access
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1998-0141 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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