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10-2020-0064Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2020· Region 10

EPA v. TRIANGLE OIL

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

Region 10 Settles with Triangle Oil, Inc. ? Bulk Storage Facility (John Day, OR) for CWA Violations On TBD, Region 10 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to resolve Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) violations at the Triangle Oil Facility located in John Day, Oregon following a May 2015 inspection. The SPCC Plan deficiencies included a lack of secondary containment for piping, transfer areas, bulk storage and other containers; a lack of required inspection and personnel training records or documentation; uncontrolled and unmonitored site drainage; and inadequate tank integrity program. As part of the post-inspection compliance process, Triangle Oil updated and certified the Facility?s SPCC plan. The Respondent also agreed to pay a penalty of $27,000.

Defendants (1)

  • TRIANGLE OILNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • TRIANGLE OIL INC.

    760 SOUTH CANYON BOULEVARD, JOHN DAY, OR, 97845

    Registry ID: 110042140554

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311JSPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • TRIANGLE OILentered 2020-03-30

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $27,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2020-02-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2020-03-30Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2020-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2020-03-30Final Order Issued

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602111805
Case number
10-2020-0064
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 10-2020-0064 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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