EPA v. DUKE OIL COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On May 8, 2018, the Duke Oil Company consented to an Expedited Settlement Agreement (ESA) for suspected violations of Section 311(j) of the Clean Water Act in connection with its petroleum bulk storage facility in Mineral, VA. Specifically, the ESA asserts that the Respondent failed to prepare an adequate Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan for the Facility, provide employees with adequate training related to the SPCC Plan and discharge prevention procedures, or test aboveground storage tanks for integrity in accordance with industry standards. The ESA requires Respondent to pay $925.00 in civil penalties.
Defendants (1)
- DUKE OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
DUKE OIL BULK PLANT
628 LOUISA AVE., MINERAL, VA, 23117
Registry ID: 110070067632
Statutes cited
- CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DUKE OIL COMPANYentered 2018-05-30
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $925
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2018-05-30Final Order Issued
- 2018-05-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2018-05-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-06-06Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601453367
- Case number
- 03-2018-0085
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2018-0085 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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