# CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY (NEW AUGUSTA TRAIN DERAILMENT)
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2014 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3400300880`
- **Case Number:** 04-2014-5254
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY (settlement)
## Summary

2/1/14 - REMOVAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER UNDER 311(c) OF THE CWA ISSUED.  THIS ORDER REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF REMOVAL ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH A TRAIN DERAILMENT LOCATED AT OR NEAR US HWY 98 AND OLD HWY 24 IN NEW AUGUSTA, PERRY COUNTY, MS. THIS ORDER REQUIRES RESPONDENT TO IMMEDIATELY CONDUCT REMOVAL OF A DISCHARGE OR TO MITIGATE OR PREVENT A SUBSTANTIAL THREAT OF A DISCHARGE OF OIL. AT APPROX 8:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME, ON JAN 31, 2014, A TRAIN CARRYING CRUDE OIL DERAILED NEAR NEW AUGUSTA, MS. 12 TANKER CARS FILLED WITH CRUDE OIL AND 1 ROSIN OIL TANKER CAR DETAILED INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE HEAD WATERS OF A UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF THE LEAF RIVER. THE LEAF RIVER DISCHARGES INTO THE PASCAGOULA BAY. RESPONDENT RECEIVED A VERBAL NOTICE OF FEDERAL INTEREST (NOFI) ON FRIDAY, JAN 31, 2014 AND A WRITTEN NOFI ON FEB 1, 2014. SINCE JAN 31, 2014, THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF USEPA OSE AND THE RESPONDENT HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF UNIFIED COMMAND.

WORK TO BE PERFORMED:

RESPONDENT MUST PERFORM THE WORK NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE TASKS DESCRIBED BELOW WITHIN THE DATES SPECIFIED AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NCP:

RESPONDENT MUST TAKE THE FOLLOWING IMMEDIATE STABILIZATION AND MITIGATION ACTIONS:
 - MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE SITE SECURITY;
 - MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE STAKE HOLDER PARTICIPATION;
 - MAINTAIN WORKER SAFETY IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA CFR 1910.120;
 - CONTINUE TO PREVENT THE MIGRATION OF CURRENT AERIAL EXTENT OF OIL CONTAMINATION. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE CONTAINMENT NO LATER TH

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