EPA v. Gas Land Petroleum, Inc.

Case summary

EPA determined that the Respondent failed to comply with the following UST requirements - financial responsibility for UST systems (40 C.F.R. 280.93); overfill prevention equipment (40 C.F.R. 280.20(c)(l)(ii)); investigate and confirm a suspected release (40 C.F.R. 280.52); conduct periodic walkthrough inspections (40 C.F.R. 280.36(a)); monitor tanks for releases (40 C.F.R. 280.41(a)); annually test automatic line leak detectors (40 C.F.R. 280.44(a)); conduct initial testing of spill and overfill prevention equipment and containment sumps (40 C.F.R. 280.35(b)(1)); and maintain documentation of compliance with release detection requirements (40 C.F.R. 280.34(b)(7)). The violations were settled through an administrative enforcement action with a penalty of $140,000.

Defendants (1)

• Gas Land Petroleum, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (19)

• GAS LAND LAGRANGE

  1220 ROUTE 55, LAGRANGEVILLE, NY, 12540

  Registry ID: 110070526227

• GAS LAND BREWSTER

  3411 DANBURY ROAD, BREWSTER, NY, 10509

  Registry ID: 110070385962

• GAS LAND ROUTE 82

  854 BROADWAY, HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY, 12590

  Registry ID: 110070526221

• ROUTE 299 GASLAND PETROLEUM, INC.

  490 MAIN STREET, NEW PALTZ, NY, 12561

  Registry ID: 110070526180

• GAS LAND BEEKMAN

  2444 ROUTE 55, POUGHQUAG, NY, 12570

  Registry ID: 110070526266

• KRAMSON SUNOCO FISHKILL

  822 ROUTE 52, FISHKILL, NY, 12590

  Registry ID: 110070526216

• GAS LAND NOXON ROAD

  249 NOXON ROAD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, 12603

  Registry ID: 110070254386

• GAS LAND SALT POINT

  2406 ROUTE 44, SALT POINT, NY, 12578

  Registry ID: 110070526226

• ROUTE 4 SUNOCO

  407 GREENBUSH ROAD, GREENBUSH, NY, 12144

  Registry ID: 110070526253

• ROUTE 44 MART

  818 DUTCHESS TURNPIKE, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, 12603

  Registry ID: 110070378019

• GASLAND AMENIA

  5330 ROUTE 44, AMENIA, NY, 12501

  Registry ID: 110070378018

• GAS LAND ELM STREET

  2 ELM STREET, FISHKILL, NY, 12524

  Registry ID: 110070526213

• JOHN JAY

  1997 ROUTE 52, HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY, 12553

  Registry ID: 110070526244

• GAS LAND BLUE HILL

  2436 ROUTE 52, HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY, 12533

  Registry ID: 110070526224

• GASLAND HIGHLAND

  3600 ROUTE 92, HIGHLAND, NY, 12528

  Registry ID: 110070385957

• …and 4 more

Statutes cited

• RCRA 9006A — Underground Storage Tanks Compliance Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Gas Land Petroleum, Inc.entered 2024-03-29

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $140,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2024-03-29Enforcement Action Closed
• 2024-03-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-03-29Final Order Issued
• 2024-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered