EPA v. TRI-STATE PETROLEUM CORPORATION (BULK PLANT)

Case summary

ON JULY 31, 2012, TRI-STATE PETROLEUM RELEASED APPROXIMATELY 5,417 GALLONS OF GASOLINE FROM AN AST AT ITS NEW MARTINSVILLE FACILITY. AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY REACHED FISHING CREEK, WHICH IS AN TRIBUTARY TO THE OHIO RIVER, A NAVIGABLE WATERWAY. A SECOND ALLEGED VIOLATION OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, WHEN TRI-STATE PETROLEUM RELEASED APPROXIMATELY 800 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL WHEN A DELIVERY TRUCK OVER FILLED A 16,000 GALLON AST. AN UNKNOWN PORTION REACHED FISHING CREEK, WHICH IS A TRIBUTARY TO THE OHIO RIVER, A NAVIGABLE WATERWAY.

Defendants (1)

• TRI-STATE PETROLEUM CORPORATION (BULK PLANT)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TRI-STATE PETROLEUM BULK PLANT #302/91

  98 S MAIN ST, NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV, 26155

  Registry ID: 110031413129

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRI-STATE PETROLEUM CORPORATION (BULK PLANT)entered 2013-12-05

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $12,185

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2013-12-05Final Order Issued
• 2013-12-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-12-18Enforcement Action Data Entered