EPA v. DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Case summary

Respondents Del. Dept. of Transportation and Del. Transit Corp. Own and operate a number of undergound storage tanks which failed to compy with Del. Regulations Governing Underground Storage Tanks including: Release Detection, Corrosion Protection, Automatic line leak detector testing, Records Retention, Annuyal line tightness testing. In addition to paying a penalty of $33,069.00, the Dept. of Transportation will perform a Supplemental Environmental Project with a value of $10,540.00. The SEP will be the installation and upgrading of a remote underground storage tank monitoring system at the state's transportation center in Smyrna, DE.

Defendants (2)

• DELAWARE TRANSIT CORPORATIONNamed in complaint
• STATE OF DELAWARE OF TRANSPORTATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• DELAWARE EXPRESSWAYS FACILITY, NORTH DISTRICT

  39 EAST REGAL BOULEVARD, NEWARK, DE, 19713

  Registry ID: 110029078726

• DELAWARE TRANSIT CORPORATION FACILITY

  1 SOUTH MONROE STREET, WILMINGTON, DE, 19801

  Registry ID: 110002507706

• DELAWARE TRANSIT CORPORATION FACILITY

  2 NORTH MONROE STREET, WILMINGTON, DE, 19801

  Registry ID: 110028238468

Statutes cited

• RCRA 9006A — Underground Storage Tanks Compliance Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONentered 2006-03-31

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $33,969 · SEP: $10,540

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2006-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-03-31Final Order Issued
• 2006-04-21Enforcement Action Data Entered