EPA v. ALASKA PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTING INC - OIL TANKER TRUCK SPILL SITE

Case summary

On December 9, 2015, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by Alaska Petroleum Distributing Inc. located in Valdez, Alaska. On December 9, 2014, one of the Respondent's tanker trucks was hauling low-sulfur diesel oil near Milepost 48 of the Richardson Highway when it slid off the road and spilled approximately 4,400 gallons of diesel fuel oil. The spill occurred approximately 48 miles northeast of Valdez, Alaska. The spill entered an unnamed creek and resulted in an emergency response action, removal of contaminated snow and soils, and stream restoration activities. The unnamed creek flows into the Tiekel River and then into the Copper River. The Tiekel River contains Coho Chinook salmon, an anadromous fish and the Copper River contains several anadromous fish species, including Coho, Chinook, Pink, and Sockeye salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden, Eulachon, and Steelhead Trout. The Respondent agreed to pay a penalty of $52,000.

Defendants (1)

• Alaska Petroleum Distributing Inc, North Pole, AKNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ALASKA PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTING INC - OIL TANKER TRUCK SPILL SITE

  MILEPOST 48 RICHARDSON HWY, 48 MILES NE OF VALDEZ, VALDEZ, AK, 99686

  Registry ID: 110063212946

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALASKA PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTING INC - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2015-12-09

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $52,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-10-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-12-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-12-09Final Order Issued
• 2016-01-06Enforcement Action Closed