EPA v. GRAVITY CONSULTING LLC (TIETON VESSEL SPILL)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On March 4, 2015, Region 10 entered an Expedited Settlement Agreement in connection with Gravity Consulting LLC's spill case. This enforcement action resulted when Gravity's 32-foot research vessel Tieton sank on August 12, 2014 and discharged up to 45-gallons of oil into Multnomah Channel adjacent to Willamette and Columbia Rivers. The terms of the settlement require Gravity to pay a penalty of $500.
Defendants (1)
- Gravity Consulting LLC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GRAVITY CONSULTING LLC - TIETON RESEARCH VESSEL SPILL SITE
FREDS MARINA,MULTNOMAH CHANNEL,12800 NW MARINA WAY, PORTLAND, OR, 97231
Registry ID: 110045418605
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GRAVITY CONSULTING LLC - EXPEDITED SPILL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTentered 2015-03-04
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2015-02-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2015-02-11Expedited Settlement Offered
- 2015-03-04Final Order Issued
- 2015-03-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2015-03-05Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600063733
- Case number
- 10-2015-0068
- 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 10-2015-0068 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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