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Boeing Company

Duwamish Waterway Jet Fuel Spill

Date: 06/27/2011 (Date of Penalty)

Misconduct Type: Environment

Enforcement Agency: State/Local

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Administrative

Amount: $107,543

Disposition: Fine

Synopsis: The Washington State Department of Ecology fined the Boeing $102,000 for spilling 300 gallons of jet fuel into the Duwamish Waterway in May 2010. According to the department, the spill happened at a Boeing fuel terminal in south Seattle while workers were delivering fuel to an aboveground storage tank. During the delivery, a maintenance valve that should have been closed was open, and an automatic pump that empties the vault was left on. The state also billed Boeing $5,543 for cleanup and investigation costs. According to the department, “Boeing cooperated fully with our investigation. Unfortunately, there was negligence in failing to check the required settings before the fuel transfer, in the oversights during the first check of the storm drain line, and in not immediately reporting the spill.”