EPA v. Raymond T. James

Case summary

Consent Decree approved July 3, 2001. Defendants obligated to pay penalties, remove underground storage tanks, make site assessment, perform corrective action, if required, file quarterly reports. One-third of penalty paid. No other complaince performed. This is a referral requesting DOJ to enforce the Consent Decree, seek penalties, including stipulated penalties, and contempt finding. The case began originally in 1998 with an EPA reeferral to DOJ for a judicial action to compel defendants Raymond James and Rattan Investments, Inc. to comply with UST regulations at Charlie's Gas Station on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The orginal judicial action resulted in a Consent Decree, dated July 3, 2001, which required defendants to remove the USTs at the site, and pay $6,000 in penalties. The case was re-opened in June, 2005 at DOJ's request to obtain enforcement of the Consent decree. The result after the re-opening is that defendants removed the USTs, tested soil samples from the site to determine that no corrective action was required, disposed of soil excavated from the site in an appropriate manner, and payed $8,714.84 in penalties and interest. On April 9, 2008, EPA determined that defendants had achieved compliance with the Consent Decree, and the District Court on April 14, 2008, after entering a joint stipulation from DOJ and the defendants requesting that the case be terminated, entered an Order terminating the case.

Defendants (3)

• Raymond T. JamesNamed in complaint
• Rattan Investment Co. Inc.Named in complaint
• Charlies Automotive akaNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• CHARLIE'S AUTO SERVICE

  1 & 2 EASTERN SUBURB CHRISTIANSTED, ST CROIX, VI, 00820

  Registry ID: 110035433929

Statutes cited

• RCRA 9003 — UST Release Detection, Prevention, Correction Regulations

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2003-09-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2003-09-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-06-17Complaint Filed With Court
• 2008-04-14Enforcement Action Closed