United States v. Amelia Joyce Inc.
Under a proposed consent decree concerning the discharge of oily bilge water into Fairhaven Harbor, Massachusetts, on at least July 14, 2019, and the failure of a fishing vessel to have the necessary pollution control equipment required by environmental regulation, the settling CWA defendant must pay a civil penalty of $200,000 and certain potential future purchasers of the fishing vessel and four other fishing vessels must undertake compliance actions, including (1) training on proper disposal of oil; (2) maintenance of a log book documenting proper disposal of oil for three years; and (3) installation of required pollution control equipment.