EPA v. United States Postal Service (FF)

Case summary

Failure to Maintain Records of Release Detection Monitoring for the UST System Tank at the Brooklyn Facility Failure to Maintain Records of an Annual Line Tightness Test for Pressurized Piping for the UST system at the Brooklyn Facility Failure to Maintain Records an Annual Test of its Automatic Line Leak Detector for Pressurized Piping for the UST system at the Brooklyn Facility Failure to Maintain Records of Release Detection Monitoring of UST System Tank at the Queens Facility Failure to Continuously Provide Corrosion Protection to the Tanks of UST Systems at the Queens Facility Failure to Install Cathodic Protection for the Piping of UST Systems at the Queens Facility Failure to Test, within Six Months of Installation, the Cathodic Protection System for the Tanks of UST Systems at the Queens Facility Failure to Maintain the Results of Cathodic Protection Testing of Tanks of UST Systems at the Queens Facility from the Last Two Triennial Inspections Failure to Maintain Records of Inspection, every Sixty Days, the Corrosion Protection System of the Tanks of UST Systems at the Queens Facility Failure to Maintain Records of Release Detection Monitoring of UST System Tanks at the JFK Facility Failure to Maintain Records of Release Detection Monitoring of UST System Tanks at the FDR Facility Failure to Maintain Records of an Annual Test of the Operation of the Automatic Line Leak Detectors (ALLDs) for Pressurized Piping for UST Systems at the FDR Facility. Failure to Properly Install and Maintain Overfill Prevention Equipment for UST systems at the FDR Facility Failure to Test, within Six Months of Installation, the Cathodic Protection System for Tanks Two UST Systems at the Western Nassau Facility Failure to Continuously Provide Corrosion Protection for the Tank of the Diesel UST System at the Western Nassau Facility Failure to Maintain Records of an Annual Test of the Operation of the Automatic Line Leak Detectors (ALLDs) for Pressurized Piping for the Two UST Systems at the Western Nassau Facility Failure to Maintain Records of Annual Line Tightness Tests or Piping Leak Detection for the Two UST Systems at the Western Nassau Facility Resolution of the above violations, prevention of recurrence and payment of penalty.

Defendants (1)

• United States Postal ServiceNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (10)

• US POSTAL SERVICE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

  JFK CARGO BLDG. 250, JAMAICA, NY, 11430

  Registry ID: 110006882098

• USPS BROOKLYN PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER - P&DC

  1050 FORBELL ST, BROOKLYN, NY, 11208

  Registry ID: 110029260494

• US POSTAL SERVICE VEHICLE MAINT

  909 3RD AVE, NEW YORK, NY, 100229998

  Registry ID: 110004325695

• USPS - WESTERN NASSAU P&DC VMF

  830-A STEWART AVENUE, GARDEN CITY, NY, 11599

  Registry ID: 110004325089

• USPS BROOKLYN PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER - P&DC

  1050 FORBELL ST, BROOKLYN, NY, 11208

  Registry ID: 110029260494

• USPS BROOKLYN PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER - P&DC

  1050 FORBELL ST, BROOKLYN, NY, 11208

  Registry ID: 110029260494

• USPS - WESTERN NASSAU P&DC VMF

  830-A STEWART AVENUE, GARDEN CITY, NY, 11599

  Registry ID: 110004325089

• US POSTAL SERVICES-QUEENS GMF

  142-02 20TH AVE, FLUSHING, NY, 11357

  Registry ID: 110019235362

• US POSTAL SERVICE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

  JFK CARGO BLDG. 250, JAMAICA, NY, 11430

  Registry ID: 110006882098

• USPS BROOKLYN PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER - P&DC

  1050 FORBELL ST, BROOKLYN, NY, 11208

  Registry ID: 110029260494

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• United States Postal Service (FF)entered 2011-03-23

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $65,500 · SEP: $243,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2010-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-04-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-03-23Enforcement Action Closed
• 2011-03-23Final Order Issued