EPA v. Euclid of Virginia, Inc

Case summary

Complaint filed with multiple violations of Subtitle I of RCRA at twenty-three Lowest Price gas stations owned by Euclid in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The violations, which relate to seventy-two different underground storage tanks ( USTs ), involve the failure to maintain equipment and perform activities required to prevent leaks of petroleum products into the environment and to detect and minimize leaks if they occur. The complaint alleges that Euclid failed for various periods of time to maintain equipment or perform activities at the twenty-three facilities to detect leaks from underground tanks and/or piping. In addition, the complaint alleges that at certain facilities Euclid failed to comply with required standards for the prevention of corrosion, fialed to install and/or maintain equipment to prevent spills from occurring when tanks are filled, and failed to report to the appropriate state agency when monitoring results indicated that a leak may have occurred. Finally, the complaint alleges that Euclid failed to maintain financial assurances for its District of Columbia facilities, a requirement designed to ensure that sufficient resources are available to correct damage to the environmental should it occu

Defendants (1)

• Euclid of Virginia, IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (36)

• LOWEST PRICE

  1400 M ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20009

  Registry ID: 110015714342

• LOWEST PRICE/NORTHWEST CAR CARE

  5420 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE, NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20011

  Registry ID: 110002498609

• CLOVERLY AUTO CARE

  15501 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE, SILVER SPRING, MD, 20905

  Registry ID: 110010616707

• LOWEST PRICE RHODE ISLAND AVE

  3800 RHODE ISLAND AVE, BRENTWOOD, MD, 20722

  Registry ID: 110001835006

• LOWEST PRICE BUCKEYSTOWN PIKE

  5608 BUCKEYSTOWN PIKE, FREDERICK, MD, 21701

  Registry ID: 110001830680

• LOWEST PRICE BALTIMORE AVE # 2

  6038 BALTIMORE AVE, HYATTSVILLE, MD, 20781

  Registry ID: 110013700030

• LOWEST PRICE (4225 CONNECTICUT AVE, NW)

  4225 CONNECTICUT AVE, NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20008

  Registry ID: 110001968461

• LOWEST PRICE RHODE ISLAND AVE

  3800 RHODE ISLAND AVE, BRENTWOOD, MD, 20722

  Registry ID: 110001835006

• LOWEST PRICE/QUIK STOP

  22 FLORIDA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20001

  Registry ID: 110013699809

• LOWEST PRICE FREDERICK AVE

  3900 FREDERICK AVE, BALTIMORE, MD, 21223

  Registry ID: 110001798289

• LOWEST PRICE (4123 OCEAN GATE HIGHWAY)

  4123 OCEAN GATE HIGHWAY, TRAPPE, MD, 21673

  Registry ID: 110013700272

• LOWEST PRICE UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD

  2301 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, LANGLEY PARK, MD, 20783

  Registry ID: 110001688969

• LOWEST PRICE (4225 CONNECTICUT AVE, NW)

  4225 CONNECTICUT AVE, NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20008

  Registry ID: 110001968461

• LOWEST PRICE/NORTHWEST CAR CARE

  5420 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE, NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20011

  Registry ID: 110002498609

• LOWEST PRICE/D&S STORE

  3507 ENTERPRISE RD, MITCHELLVILLE, MD, 20721

  Registry ID: 110001257577

• …and 21 more

Statutes cited

• RCRA 9003 — UST Release Detection, Prevention, Correction Regulations
• RCRA 9006A — Underground Storage Tanks Compliance Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Euclid of Virginia, Incentered 2008-03-11

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $3,164,555

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2002-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2008-03-11Final Order Issued