EPA v. TROUTMAN OIL, INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 9006 OF THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT ( SWDA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6991E. 2. TROUTMAN OIL, INC. FACILITIES: 1. EXPRESS MART 710 S. SECOND CABOT, LONOKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS 72023 2. PONY EXPRESS NO. 1 815 S. 2ND STREET CABOT, LONOKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS 72023 3. US FUEL EXPRESS MART NO. 2 ROUTE 2, BOX 371 AUSTIN, LONOKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS 72007 4. NEW C STORE HIGHWAY 5 & 167 CABOT, LONOKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS 72023 5. COUNTRY GIANT ROUTE 5, BOX 405 CABOT, LONOKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS 72023 6. PONY EXPRESS #3 2102 JOHN HARDIN DRIVE JACKSONVILLE, PULASKI COUNTY, ARK. 72026 7. US FUEL EXPRESS MART #4 623 N. CYPRESS NORTH LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARK. 72114 8. PONY EXPRESS HIGHWAY 67B & 367 BEEBE, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS 72012 9. PONY EXPRESS NO. 7 5500 WEST 12TH STREET LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARK. 72204 10. TROUTMAN OIL BULK PLANT ROUTE 2, BOX 371 HIGHWAY 5 AUSTIN, LONOKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS 72007 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 9003 OF RCRA BY 1) FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE RELEASE DETECTION USING GROUNDWATER MONITORING, 2) FAILURE TO INSTALL AUTOMATIC LINE LEAK DETECTORS, 3) FAILURE TO CONDUCT TEST OR MONTH- LY MONITORING FOR PRESSURE LINES, 4) FAILURE TO TEST AUTOMATIC LINE LEAK DETECTORS ANNUALLY, 5) FAILURE TO IN- STALL CATHODIC PROTECTION ON LINE TANK, AND FAILURE TO PROTECT METAL COMPONENTS OF PIPING BY DEC. 22, 1998 DEAD- LINE, AND 6) FAILURE TO INSTALL OVERFILL PREVENTION BY THE DEC. 22, 1998 DEADLINE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 9006 OF RCRA, EPA PRO- POSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $309,315 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED. EPA ALSO ISSUED THE RESPONDENT A COMPLIANCE ORDER THAT REQUIRED THE RESPONDENT TO PROVIDE WITHIN 60 DAYS: 1) WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION DEMONSTRATING THAT ALL 41 USTS INSPECTED HAVE BEEN TIGHTNESS TESTED (BOTH TANKS AND LINES) WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS COMPLAINT, REGARDLESS OF THE METHOD USED FOR RE- LEASE DETECTION, 2) WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING THE VIOLATION(S) CITED FOR EACH UST HAVE BEEN CORRECTED, 3) TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY CLOSE THE UST SYSTEMS AT FA- CILITY #9 IN ACCORDANCE, OR CORRECT THE VIOLATION AS STATED IN COUNTS 5 AND 6, WITH 30 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, AND 4) DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLIANCE REQUIRED IN ACTIONS 1 AND 3 TO ADEQ AND EPA.

Defendants (1)

• TROUTMAN OIL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (10)

• COUNTRY GIANT

  RT 5, BOX 405, HWY 5, CABOT, AR, 72023

  Registry ID: 110010657011

• PONY EXPRESS NO. 1

  815 S 2ND ST, CABOT, AR, 720232811

  Registry ID: 110010656986

• TROUTMAN OIL BULK PLT

  RT 2, BOX 371, AUSTIN, AR, 720079463

  Registry ID: 110010791483

• PONY EXPRESS #3

  2102 JOHN HARDEN DR, JACKSONVILLE, AR, 720762722

  Registry ID: 110010657020

• US FUEL EXPRESS MART NO. 2

  RT 2, BOX 371, AUSTIN, AR, 72007

  Registry ID: 110010656995

• PONY EXPRESS FOOD MART INC

  5500 W 12TH ST, LITTLE ROCK, AR, 722041716

  Registry ID: 110010657048

• NEW C STORE

  HWY 5 & 167, CABOT, AR, 72023

  Registry ID: 110010657002

• EXPRESS MART

  710 S 2ND, CABOT, AR, 72023

  Registry ID: 110025062660

• US FUEL EXPRESS MART #4

  623 N CYPRESS, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72114

  Registry ID: 110010791474

• PONY EXPRESS

  HWY 67B & 367, BEEBE, AR, 72012

  Registry ID: 110010657039

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TROUTMAN OIL, INC.entered 2000-08-02

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $80,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1999-05-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-05-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-08-02Final Order Issued
• 2007-12-05Enforcement Action Closed