EPA v. ATLANTIS REAL ESTATE - CITGO

Case summary

On May 10, 2021, Region 1 filed an Expedited Settlement Agreement with the Regional Hearing Clerk resolving violations of Section 311(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act with Atlantis Real Estate, LLC (Atlantis). Atlantis owns and operates a gas station in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. On December 31, 2020, approximately seven to eight gallons of diesel fuel spilled to the ground when a service station employee left a truck unattended during fueling, and the nozzle disengaged from the fuel tank. The spilled fuel entered a drainage swale and flowed into the East Branch of the Housatonic River. The company has agreed to a $4,300 penalty. The Region worked in coordination with Massachusetts in this matter.

Defendants (1)

• Atlantis Real Estate LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ATLANTIS REAL ESTATE - CITGO

  1330 EAST STREET, PITTSFIELD, MA, 01201

  Registry ID: 110070945329

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ATLANTIS REAL ESTATE - CITGOentered 2021-05-10

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,300

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2021-05-10Final Order Issued
• 2021-05-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-05-19Enforcement Action Data Entered