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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Alabama Power Company
Current Parent Company: Southern Company
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Penalty: $278,000
Year: 2024
Date: October 9, 2024
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: water pollution violation
Violation Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a settlement with the Alabama Power Company to resolve alleged violations of the federal Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) regulations at the James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant located in Bucks, Mobile County, Alabama. The settlement required Alabama Power to evaluate and expand its groundwater monitoring program at Plant Barry, to review and upgrade its Emergency Action Plan, and to pay a civil penalty of $278,000.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Alabama
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Georgia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: utilities
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