EPA v. KELLER TRANSPORT INC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On June 30, 2014, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of Section 311(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §1321(b)(3), by Keller Transport, Inc. On September 29, 2010, a Keller Transport truck failed to negotiate a corner on U.S. Highway 12 at Mile Post 136.5 along the Lochsa River in Idaho. The accident punctured the tanks and resulted in a discharge of approximately 7,550 gallons (179.76 barrels) of diesel. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $20,000.
Defendants (1)
- Keller Transport Inc., Billings, MT (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
KELLER TRANSPORT INC - TRUCK SPILL SITE
US HWY 12, MP 136.5, NEAR KOOSKIA, KOOSKIA, ID, 83539
Registry ID: 110059786030
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KELLER TRANSPORT INC - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2014-06-30
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $20,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2014-04-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2014-06-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2014-06-30Final Order Issued
- 2015-07-07Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400235063
- Case number
- 10-2014-0104
- 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 10-2014-0104 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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