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MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Judicial · FY2008 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 600092248

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Case

Case Number
01-2008-1101
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

EPA AND DOJ SETTLED A CAA CIVIL JUDICIAL ACTION AGAINST THE MBTA AND MBCR FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERALLY-ENFORCABLE MASSACHUSETTS TRAIN IDLING REGULATION, WHICH IS PART OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SIP. THE IDLING VIOLATIONS OCCURRED AT THE WIDETT CIRCLE LAYOVER FACILITY (DESCRIBED ABOVE) AND AT THE NEW GREENBUSH COMMUTER RAIL AND LAYOVER STATION ON NEW DRIFTWAY ROAD IN SCITUATE, MA. MBTA OWNS THE TRAINS AND RAILYARDS; MBCR OPERATES THE TRIANS UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE MBTA. MBTA AND MBCR AGREED TO PAY A PENALTY OF $225,000 AND COMPLETE SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS WORTH AT LEAST $600,000.

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