EPA v. HILTON OIL CO INC

Case summary

Region 1 filed a pre-negotiated Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) settling EPA?s claims against Hilton Oil Co., Inc. for violations of Section 9006 (Regulation of Underground Storage Tanks) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. ? 6991e, and the federally approved Underground Storage Tank (UST) requirements promulgated by Massachusetts at 527 C.M.R 9.00. The specific noncompliance of the federally-approved State UST regulations that EPA observed included Hilton Oil?s failure to provide records showing a monthly pass of the six hour in-tank monitoring system test for several of the USTs, in violation of 527 C.M.R. 9.05(D)(2)(b)(2) and failure to provide records of the impressed current cathodic protection system, in violation of 527 C.M.R. 9.05(D)(4). The CAFO includes a $27,000 penalty for past violations as well as a compliance order requiring the company to come into full compliance with the requirements of the federally-approved UST regulations at 527 C.M.R. ? 9.00 with respect to the USTs owned by the company and located in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Defendants (1)

• Hilton Oil Co., Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HILTON OIL CO.

  101 S UNION STREET, LAWRENCE, MA, 01843

  Registry ID: 110055649142

Statutes cited

• RCRA 9006D — UST Civil Penalties
• RCRA 9006A — Underground Storage Tanks Compliance Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HILTON OIL CO INCentered 2015-03-26

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $27,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2015-03-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-03-26Final Order Issued
• 2015-04-07Enforcement Action Data Entered