EPA v. HAYS OIL COMPANY - MEDFORD BULK FACILITY
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On August 1, 2011, Region 10 filed an Expedited Settlement Agreement with Hays Oil Co. to settle Clean Water Act violations at its Medford bulk oil storage facility. The violations included failure to develop an adequate SPCC plan, conduct required trainings, provide adequate secondary containment for oil storage tanks, and install required fail-safe engineered alarm devices for preventing spills. As part of the settlement, Hays Oil Co. spent a reported $30,000 to correct all deficiencies and paid a $2,800 penalty.
Defendants (1)
- R.W. Hays, dba Hays Oil CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HAYS OIL COMPANY - MEDFORD BULK FACILITY
1890 S PACIFIC HWY, MEDFORD, OR, 97501
Registry ID: 110014101747
Statutes cited
- CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HAYS OIL COMPANY - EXPEDITED SPCC SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTentered 2011-08-01
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $2,800
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2011-02-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2011-02-08Expedited Settlement Offered
- 2011-08-01Enforcement Action Closed
- 2011-08-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2011-08-01Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2200042732
- Case number
- 10-2011-0046
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2011-0046 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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