EPA v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$9,000
Case summary
A SPILL OF PCB CONTAMINATED DIELECTRIC FLUID(AT A CONCENTRATION OF OVER 400 PPM)RESULTED IN 700 GALLONS BEING RELEASED ONTO SOIL AT PROPERTY IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. THE RESULTING VIOLATIONS INCLUDE FAILURES TO COMPLY WITH DISP0SAL, STORAGE, MARKING, RECORDKEEPING, NOTIFICATION AND PCB CLEANUP POLICY REQUIREMENTS. 05/23/2000: CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED. PENALTY OF $9,000 IN SETTLEMENT PAID BY RESPONDENT. CASE CLOSED.
Defendants (1)
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE RAILWAYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FREYA STREET PROPERTY
6401 N FREYA ST, SPOKANE, WA, 99223
Registry ID: 110011631181
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAYentered 2000-04-19
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $9,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-11-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-01-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-04-19Final Order Issued
- 2000-05-23Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55665
- Case number
- 10-1999-0051
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- MMU3
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- PCBS
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1999-0051 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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