Shasta-Siskiyou Transport of Redding, Calif. to Pay Over $208,000 Penalty for Fuel Spill that Reached Sacramento River

Summary:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a settlement with Shasta-Siskiyou Transport, a company based in Redding, California, for violating the Clean Water Act. On January 21, 2022, one of the company's trucks overturned and spilled a fuel product, transmix, into storm drains in downtown Redding, which flowed into the Sacramento River. The EPA alleges that the spill may be harmful to the river and its ecosystem. As a result, the company must pay a civil penalty of $208,840. The proposed settlement is subject to public notice and comment.