EPA v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD INC (UPRR)

Case summary

On 03/01/2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a Joint Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment with the Oregon District Court resolving violations of Sections 301(a) and 311(b) of the CWA by Union Pacific Railroad Company. The court entered judgment on 03/26/2019. EPA alleged that on September 12, 2014, a locomotive owned and operated by the Defendant collided with a derail device in Salem, Oregon, resulting in a discharge of 36 barrels of diesel fuel, some of which reached Pringle Creek, in violation of the Clean Water Act. The company performed cleanup of this spill and agreed to pay a $47,500 penalty to EPA. The company also agreed to pay a $47,500 penalty to the State of Oregon.

Defendants (1)

• Unioin Pacific Railroad Inc (UPRR)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA RAIL YARD

  2121 MADRONA AVENUE SE, SALEM, OR, 97302-1139

  Registry ID: 110001657234

• PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA RAIL YARD

  2121 MADRONA AVENUE SE, SALEM, OR, 97302-1139

  Registry ID: 110001657234

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD INC (UPRR)entered 2019-03-26

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2016-04-12Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2016-04-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-03-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 2019-03-26Final Order Lodged
• 2019-03-26Final Order Entered
• 2019-04-03Enforcement Action Closed