EPA v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
UAO ISSUED TO INITIATE RESPONSE ACTIONS ALONG 72-MILE RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY IN ANTICIPATIONS OF CONCLUSION OF CONSENT DECREE NEGOTIATIONS FOR EXPANDED RESPONSE ACTIONS ON SAME FACILITY. ORDER REQUIRES REIMBURSEMENT OF EPA RESPONSE COSTS UPON SUBSEQUENT BILLING FROM EPA.
Defendants (1)
- UNION PACIFIC RAILROADNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY
71.5 MI FROM PLUMMER TO MULLAN, COEUR D ALENE, ID, 838141931
Registry ID: 110010681306
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UNION PACIFIC RAILROADentered 1999-08-31
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1999-08-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-08-31Final Order Issued
- 2000-03-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55840
- Case number
- 10-1999-0234
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- MMU2
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1999-0234 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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