EPA v. TRUMAN ARNOLD COMPANIES

Case summary

10/20/97 TWO RFG VIOLATIONS. ON AUGUST 9, 1996, EPA INSPECTORS FOUND EVIDENCE OF MIS-DELIVERY OF TWO GRADES OF HIGH VOLATILITY GASOLINE TO THE BIGG O RETAIL GASOLINE FACILITY IN ARLINGTON, TN. EPA FURTHER DETERMINED THAT RESPONDENT WAS A DISTRIBUTOR OF GASOLINE TO THESE RETAIL OUTLETS, MAKING RESPONDENT LIABLE FOR THE VIOLATIONS PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 80.28. TRUMAN ARNOLD COMPANY ( RESPONDENT ) CHECKED THEIR RECORDS AND FOUND A BILL OF LADING SHOWING THE DELIVERY OF TWO GRADES OF 9.0 GASOLINE. RESPONDENT ADMITTED TWO MISDELIVERIES ON 9.0 GASOLINE INTO A 7.8 AREA. SETTLEMENT RECOVERS 75% OF PROPOSED PENALTY, BASED ON RESPONDENT'S PROMPT REMEDIAL ACTIONS.

Defendants (1)

• TRUMAN ARNOLD COMPANIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• O BIGG MARKETS INC

  11933 HWY 70, ARLINGTON, TN, 38002

  Registry ID: 110010706478

Statutes cited

• CAA 211 — Regulation of Fuels - Motor Vehicle and Engine Fuels

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRUMAN ARNOLD COMPANIESentered 1997-05-20

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $9,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1996-12-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-05-20Final Order Issued
• 1997-05-20Compliance Achieved
• 1997-05-20Enforcement Action Closed
• 1997-10-20Enforcement Action Data Entered