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01-2012-2023Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2012· Region 01

EPA v. SOIL PREPARATION INC

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

On April 12, 2012, Region 1 entered into expedited settlement agreements with Soil Preparation, Inc. (Soil Preparation) of Plymouth, Maine and with We Care Environmental LLC (We Care) of Marlborough, Massachusetts addressing violations of the Oil Pollution Prevention regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 112, promulgated under Section 311(j) of the Clean Water Act. Specifically, EPA Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) inspections at both companies revealed that they did not have SPCC plans. Pursuant to the agreements, Soil Preparation paid an $8,000 penalty and We Care paid a $3,500 penalty. Contacts: Alex Rosenberg, 617-918-1709; Jeff Kopf, 617-918-1796.

Defendants (1)

  • SOIL PREPARATION INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

  • SOIL PREPARATION INC

    135 VALLEY ROAD, PLYMOUTH, ME, 04969

    Registry ID: 110009913870

  • SOIL PREPARATION INC

    135 VALLEY ROAD, PLYMOUTH, ME, 04969

    Registry ID: 110009913870

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311JSPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • SOIL PREPARATION INCentered 2012-04-12

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $8,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2012-01-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2012-04-12Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2012-04-12Final Order Issued
  • 2012-04-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
2600092890
Case number
01-2012-2023
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
01
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2012-2023 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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