EPA v. PATTERSON OIL COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On April 4, 2019, the Patterson Oil Company, an oil storage facility in Torrington, Connecticut, agreed to pay a $20,000 administrative penalty for its noncompliance with the Clean Water Act's Oil Pollution Prevention regulations. An EPA inspection of the facility revealed that the company had a spill prevention, control and countermeasure (SPCC) plan that was outdated, insufficient, and not being fully implemented. In addition to the penalty action, EPA issued an administrative order to the company requiring it to both update its SPCC plan and implement a number of specific actions relating to oil pollution prevention.
Defendants (1)
- Patterson Oil CoNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PATTERSON OIL CO
100 LINCOLN AVE, TORRINGTON, CT, 06790
Registry ID: 110001733553
Statutes cited
- CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PATTERSON OIL COMPANYentered 2019-04-04
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $20,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2019-04-04Final Order Issued
- 2019-04-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2019-04-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601801806
- Case number
- 01-2019-2022
- 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 01-2019-2022 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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