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GROENDYKE TRANSPORT, INC.

Judicial · FY2000 · — · Litigated With Penalty · 51687

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Case

Case Number
08-2000-0290
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Litigated With Penalty
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Summary

THIS REFERRAL REQUESTS THAT DOJ INITIATE AGAINST GROENDYKE TRANSPORT, INC. FOR VIOLATIONS OF CWA. THIS CASE INVOLVES TWO SEPARATE TANKER TRUCK ACCIDENTS WHICH RESULTED IN TWO SPILLS. ON 12/5/1998 A GROENDYKE TRUCK CARRYING 8700 GALLONS OF GASOLINE OVERTURNED ON THE EXIT RAMP FROM I-25 TO SANTA FE DRIVE, SPILLING THE GASOLINE ACROSS SANTA FE DRIVE AND A BIKE PATH, DOWN THE RIVER EMBANKMENT AND INTO THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER. THE SECOND SPILL OCCURRED ON 3/31/2000 DURING A SNOWSTORM, A GROENDYKE 25,000 GALLON ASPHALT CARGO TANKER TRUCK OVERTURNED SPILLING APPROXIMATELY 5000 GALLONS OF HOT ASPHALT INTO CLEAR CREEK. THE TOTAL PROPOSED PENALTY FOR THESE VIOLATIONS IS $326,000.

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