EPA v. National Petroleum Marketing / Sunshine Western
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This is a Civil Judicial conclusion pursuant to RCRA against National Petroleum Marketing, Inc., Sunshine Western, Inc., Sunwest Express, Inc., Navajo Trails, Inc., Robert D. Brown and John B Knight, Jr.. The violations involved failure to conduct corrosion protection tests, failure to report and investigate suspected releases, failure to properly conduct leak detection on tanks and piping and failure to respond to an information request. The Respondents paid $55,000 in penalties.
Defendants (6)
- National Petroleum Marketing Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- Sunshine Western Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- Sunwest Express Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- Navajo Trails Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- Robert D. BrownNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- John B. Knight Jr.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NATL PETROLEMUM MARKET, INC.
INTERSECTION U.S HWY 160 & AZ 264, TUBA CITY, AZ, 86045
Registry ID: 110010751793
Statutes cited
- RCRA 9005 — Inspections, Monitoring, Testing, Corrective Actions
Enforcement conclusions (1)
National Petroleum Marketing / Sunshine Westernentered 2008-10-03
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $55,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2003-06-19Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2003-07-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2004-03-30Complaint Filed With Court
- 2008-06-30Final Order Lodged
- 2008-10-03Final Order Entered
- 2008-10-31Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 98766
- Case number
- 09-2003-0074
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Inspections, Monitoring, Testing, Corrective Actions
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2003-0074 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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