EPA v. NIELSEN BROTHERS INC - TRUCK SPILL SITE
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On May 15, 2012, the EPA filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order settling claims against Nielsen Brothers, Inc. (Nielsen Brothers) for violations of Section 311(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(3). EPA Region 10 pursued this case concurrently with the State of Washington. Nielsen Brothers has agreed to pay a federal penalty of $11,000 to settle this matter. Nielsen Brothers will also pay a penalty of $6,000 to the State of Washington. The violation occurred on March 29, 2011, when a Nielsen Brothers truck veered into a ditch along State Road 9 in Whatcom County, Washington, resulting in a discharge of approximately 120 gallons of diesel.
Defendants (1)
- Nielsen Brothers IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NIELSEN BROTHERS INC - TRUCK SPILL SITE
STATE ROAD 9, ACME, WA, 98220
Registry ID: 110046290660
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NIELSEN BROTHERS INC - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2012-05-15
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $11,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2012-04-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2012-05-15Final Order Issued
- 2012-05-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2012-05-31Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000015562
- Case number
- 10-2012-0124
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2012-0124 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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