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10-2017-0143Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2017· Region 10

EPA v. BIG STATE LOGISTICS INC (BIRCH LAKE)

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

On September 5, 2017, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by Big State Logistics, Inc., located in Fairbanks, Alaska. Respondent, which operates a petroleum fuel distribution operation, discharged fuel oil to waters of the U.S. without a permit as a result of a tanker truck roll-over on the Richardson Highway, Milepost 306, at Birch Lake, a state-designated recreational area for camping, swimming, fishing and boating. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $24,000.

Defendants (1)

  • Big State Logistics IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • BIG STATE LOGISTICS INC - BIRCH LAKE

    MILE POST 306, RICHARDSON HIGHWAY, SALCHA, AK, 99714

    Registry ID: 110070107954

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311BOil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • BIG STATE LOGISTICS INC (BIRCH LAKE) - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2017-09-05

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $24,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2017-06-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2017-09-05Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2017-09-05Final Order Issued
  • 2017-09-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3601081229
Case number
10-2017-0143
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 10-2017-0143 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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