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10-2020-0002Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2020· Region 10

EPA v. COLEMAN OIL WENATCHEE BULK PLANT (CWA 311)

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

Region 10 Settles with Coleman Oil Company, LLC (Lewiston, ID) for CWA Violations On November 22, 2019, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by Coleman Oil Company, LLC, located in Lewiston, Idaho. Respondent operated an oil bulk terminal in Wenatchee, Washington without an adequate spill prevention, control and countermeasure (SPCC) plan and operations lacked adequate spill prevention precautionary measures for underground oil piping. In 2017, terminal piping leaked fuel oil that entered the Columbia River. The Columbia River is a highly valued surface water in the Pacific Northwest. The company ultimately decided to terminate terminal operations and dismantle the facility. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $133,200 for the SPCC regulatory violations.

Defendants (1)

  • COLEMAN OIL COMPANY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • COLEMAN OIL COMPANY LLC

    3 CHEHALIS STREET, WENATCHEE, WA, 98801

    Registry ID: 110015409155

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311BOil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • COLEMAN OIL WENATCHEE BULK PLANT (CWA 311)entered 2019-11-22

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $133,200

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2019-10-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2019-11-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2019-11-22Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2019-11-22Final Order Issued

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602009683
Case number
10-2020-0002
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
10
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2020-0002 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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