EPA v. KERBS OIL COMPANY - RUPERT FACILITY

Case summary

The tank farm is located adjacent to the associated service station/convenience store and consists of several aboveground storage tanks and a truck loading rack. Fuel is provided to the tank farm by tanker truck. The truck loading rack and fuel dispensers associated with the service station remove fuel from the tanks. The facility did not have a SPCC plan onsite at the time of the inspection. The tank farm is equipped with secondary containment. The containment structure consists of concrete retaining walls and compacted soil/ gravel bottom. The truck rack is not presently equipped with secondary containment. There are numerous aboveground lines between the tank farm and truck rack that lacks secondary containment and there are no facility drainage structures onsite designed to retain potential discharges. Improved security measures are needed for the pump controls and master drain valves. The operator representative was not onsite for most of the inspection so some items were not verified (e.g., personnel training, facility inspections, etc.).

Defendants (2)

• Kerbs Oil Company - Rupert FacilityNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Brent KerbsNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KERBS OIL COMPANY - RUPERT FACILITY

  723 S ONEIDA, RUPERT, ID, 83350

  Registry ID: 110018932912

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KERBS OIL COMPANY - RUPERT FACILITYentered 2004-12-09

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2004-11-09Expedited Settlement Offered
• 2004-12-09Enforcement Action Closed
• 2004-12-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2004-12-09Final Order Issued
• 2004-12-09Enforcement Action Data Entered