EPA v. Bi-rights Motors
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On May 17, 2018, Region 10 filed an administrative complaint/compliance order/notice of opportunity for hearing to Kenneth Stedham d/b/a Bi-Rights Motors Company for an ongoing UST violation at the Bi-Rights Motors Company in Centralia, Washington. During a September 22, 2016 inspection of the facility by the EPA, the owner/operator of the UST had not conducted a cathodic protection test since at least April 2008 and the UST was temporarily out of use. According to State regulations, the tank must be permanently closed since it had not met cathodic protection upgrading requirements. Subsequently, the owner/operator provided documentation required in the compliance order which went into effect on June 20, 2018. On May 15, 2019, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving the UST violations and the owner/operator agreed to pay a penalty of $1,000.
Defendants (1)
- Kenneth A. StedhamNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BI RIGHT MOTORS
515 W MAIN ST, CENTRALIA, WA, 98531
Registry ID: 110015430906
Statutes cited
- RCRA 9006A — Underground Storage Tanks Compliance Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Kenneth A. Stedhamentered 2019-05-15
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $1,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2018-01-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-05-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2019-05-15Final Order Issued
- 2019-06-14Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601322596
- Case number
- 10-2018-0256
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Underground Storage Tanks Compliance Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2018-0256 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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