EPA v. AMERICAN ENERGY INC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Gasoline spill that occurred on the morning of March 4, 1999, on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Wasco County, Oregon. Spill occurred when a tanker truck and trailer owned and/or operated by American Energy Inc (or AEI , formerly American Transport Inc) overturned on Highway 26 near mile post 77. As a result of the Spill, approx. 5,400 gallons (128.57 barrels) of gasoline flowed onto the adjoining shorelines and into the waters of Beaver Creek and Beaver Butte Creek.
Defendants (1)
- American Energy IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
AMERICAN ENERGY INC - TANKER TRUCK AND TRAILER
HWY 26 NEAR MILEPOST 77, WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION, WARM SPRINGS, OR, 97761
Registry ID: 110010681743
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AMERICAN ENERGY INC - CONSENT DECREEentered 2006-05-16
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $80,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1999-08-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1999-08-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2004-02-04Complaint Filed With Court
- 2006-03-22Final Order Lodged
- 2006-05-16Concluded
- 2006-05-16Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55826
- Case number
- 10-1999-0220
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-06871
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1999-0220 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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