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Federal Data Annual Results - FY 2007
Florida

EPA works in partnership with states in targeting federal enforcement where it produces the most environmental benefit.

Results Obtained from EPA Civil Enforcement Actions:
Direct Enforcement Benefits - including benefits from Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs)
  Pollutants Reduced (Pounds)
69,674
  Contaminated Soil to be Cleaned Up (Cubic Yards)
53,058
  Contaminated Water to be Cleaned Up (Cubic Yards)
130,933
Investments in Pollution Control and Clean-up (Injunctive Relief)
$5,336,369
Investments in Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs)
$225,474
Civil Penalties
$690,903
 
Counts of EPA Civil Enforcement Actions:
Civil Judicial Conclusions
4
Final Administrative Penalty Orders
35
Administrative Compliance Orders
53

Sources for Data displayed in this document:  Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS), Criminal Case Reporting System, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Information System (CERCLIS), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo), Air Facility System (AFS), and Permit Compliance System (PCS) October 13, 2007.

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Selected Highlights

Region 4 Files Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with Eagle Transport Corporation in Zolfo Springs, Florida, to Resolve Violation of Section 311 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA): On September 11, 2007, EPA Region 4 filed a Class 1 Administrative CAFO with Eagle Transport Corporation to resolve Eagle’s violation of Section 311(b) of the CWA, as amended by OPA, 33 United States Code Section 1321(b). On July 8, 2006, Eagle had a release of oil from one of its tanker trucks involved in a single vehicle accident in Zolfo Springs, Florida. Eagle discharged approximately 4,578 gallons of oil into a tributary of Peace River, a navigable water, causing a sheen on the tributary and its adjoining shorelines. Pursuant to the CAFO, Eagle agreed to pay a penalty of $10,108 for the violation, and has cleaned up the discharge.

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