# GROENDYKE TRANSPORT, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY2000 · — · Litigated With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `51687`
- **Case Number:** 08-2000-0290
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- GROENDYKE TRANSPORT, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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