EPA v. Boyer Towing Inc.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On June 7, 2023, Region 10 filed an expedited settlement agreement resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by Bower Towing Inc. in Ketchikan, Alaska. Boyer Towing, Inc. is a bulk fuel storage and marine dock facility located along Tongass Narrows in Ketchikan, Alaska. An EPA spill prevention, control and countermeasure (SPCC) inspection on July 16, 2019 determined Boyer Towing Inc. lacked an SPCC plan and its aboveground storage tanks were not subject to periodic integrity testing. The tank farm's fuel tanks have storage capacity of approximately 150,000 gallons and are located less than one-eighth of a mile from anadromous Hoadley Creek. Boyer Towing agreed to develop an adequate SPCC plan, implement integrity testing protocols for the facility's tank farm, and pay a penalty of $2,844 for the SPCC regulatory violations.
Defendants (1)
- Boyer Towing Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BOYER TOWING - KETCHIKAN OIL STORAGE
3311 TONGASS AVE, KETCHIKAN, AK, 99901
Registry ID: 110003042868
Statutes cited
- CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Boyer Towing Inc.entered 2023-06-07
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $2,844
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2023-03-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2023-06-07Final Order Issued
- 2023-06-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2023-10-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603527103
- Case number
- 10-2023-0042
- 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 10-2023-0042 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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