5/23/17 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $8,000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS: TRUENORTH TRANPORT IS A CORP DOING BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. AT ALL TIMES RELEVANT TO THE ORDER, RESPONDENT OWNED AND/OR OPERATED A VESSEL NAMED NORFOLK.
ON JAN 25, 2016, EPA RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE U.S. COAST GUARD, SECTOR NORTH CAROLINA, INDICATING THAT THE NORFOLK REPORTED TO THE U.S. COAST GUARD THAT IT HAD DISCHARGED UNTREATED BALLAST WATER ON JAN 8 2016 INTO THE CAPE FEAR RIVER, AT SUNNY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA. ON MARCH 22, 2016, EPA SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW CAUSE LETTER PURSUANT TO CWA 309, TO RESPONDENT TO GIVE NOTICE OF A