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RIVERDALE DIESEL SEEP

Administrative - Formal · FY2002 · — · — · 51937

Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
08-2002-0028
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

ON 12/22/2001, A DISCHARGE OF AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY OF OIL REACHED THE WEBER RIVER. THIS DISCHARGE FROM THE RIVERBANK NEAR A WATERFALL (800 YARDS SOUTH OF THE RIVERDALE OVERPASS) CONSTITUTES A SUBSTANTIAL THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR WELFARE. UNION PACIFIC HAS BEEN ORDERED TO MAINTAIN BOOM AROUND THE SOURCE OF THE SEEP AND MAINTAIN 7 BOOM STATIONS DOWNSTREAM OF SEEP. THEY MUST REPLACE SATURATED BOOM AS NECESSARY AND INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE OF THE SEEP.

Source

Authoritative
EPA ECHO
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