# COLONIAL PIPELINE COMPANY, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `22338`
- **Case Number:** 04-1997-0525
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- COLONIAL PIPELINE COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

DEFENDANT SPILLED 22,800 BARRELS OF DIESEL FUEL INTO THE REEDY RIVER WHEN A SEGMENT OF ITS PIPELINE RUPTURED ON JUNE  27, 1996.   STATUTARY MAXIMUM PENALTY IS $23 MILLION AND $69 MILLION IF GROSS NEGLIGENCE IS PROVEN.  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF NEEDED WILL  BE DETERMINED BY A PIPELINE EXPERT TO BE HIRED BY EPA AND/OR DOJ.

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