EPA v. NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BETHESDA AND BETHESDA NAVY EXCHANGE (NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BETHESDA)

Case summary

On May 5, the Regional Judicial Officer issued a Final Order accepting the Expedited Settlement Agreement negotiated pursuant to Section 9006 of RCRA to settle violations of RCRA Subtitle I, and Maryland's federally-authorized underground storage tank (UST) program, by the Naval Support Activity Bethesda, the owner, and the Bethesda Navy Exchange, the operator, of 14 USTs located at the Naval Support Activity Bethesda in Bethesda, Maryland. As a result of this case, Region 3's enforcement team, in coordination with the Maryland Department of the Environment, was able to resolve the UST violations of failing to conduct annual line leak detector functionality testing on two of the USTs and failing to conduct piping release detection on one of the USTs. The violations were discovered through information collected during inspections at the facility on June 26 and July 19, 2019. The respondents have agreed to pay a $2,820 penalty and have returned to compliance with the violations.

Defendants (2)

• BETHESDA NAVY EXCHANGENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BETHESDANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BETHESDA

  4655 TAYLOR ROAD, BETHESDA, MD, 20889

  Registry ID: 110070790892

Statutes cited

• RCRA 9003 — UST Release Detection, Prevention, Correction Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BETHESDA AND BETHESDA NAVY EXCHANGE (NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BETHESDA)entered 2020-05-05

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $2,820

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2020-05-05Final Order Issued
• 2020-05-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2020-05-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-07-21Enforcement Action Closed