EPA v. TESORO VANCOUVER TERMINAL - APO (CWA 311)

Case summary

On March 15, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by Tesoro Logistics Operations LLC (Respondent) for its oil storage and distribution terminal in Vancouver, Washington. Respondent failed to have adequate sized secondary containment for its terminal tank farm and the Respondent's SPCC Plan had inadequate general secondary containment provisions addressing failure evaluation scenarios and general secondary containment for process piping located outside the tank farm. Respondent completed a tank farm dike reconstruction project in November 2023 correcting the sized secondary containment violation. June 2025 SPCC Plan revisions addressed other identified plan violations related to the failure evaluation documentation and general secondary containment deficiencies for process piping. Respondent's terminal is 2000 feet from the Columbia River, a major water transportation corridor in the Portland, Oregon harbor area and an environmentally sensitive water body. The Respondent has agreed to pay a penalty of $99,000 and has returned to compliance. The estimated cost of the tank farm reconstruction is $670,000.

Defendants (1)

• TESORO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• TESORO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS LLC - TESORO VANCOUVER TERMINAL

  2211 ST FRANCIS LANE, VANCOUVER, WA, 98660

  Registry ID: 110048886060

• TESORO MARATHON VANCOUVER TERMINAL

  2211 ST. FRANCIS LANE, VANCOUVER, WA, 98660

  Registry ID: 110048886060

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TESORO VANCOUVER TERMINAL - APO (CWA 311)entered 2026-03-15

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $99,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2025-09-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2026-03-15Final Order Issued
• 2026-03-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2026-03-25Enforcement Action Closed