EPA v. CARRIAGE FUEL & SUPPLY, INC.

Case summary

ON DECEMBER 4, 1996, EPA INSPECTED CARRIAGE, LOCATED AT 216 W. FRANKLIN ST., WARRENTON, NC. DURING THE INSPECTION, SAMPLES OF DIESEL FUEL WERE TAKEN FROM CARRIAGE'S STORAGE TANK AND FROM THE PROPULSION TANKS OF 2 OF CARRIAGE'S TRUCKS THE DIESEL FUEL FOUND IN THE STORAGE TANK HAD A SULFUR CONTENT OF .0558 WT. PERCENT; TRUCK #1, LICENSE # CZ 5740, HAD A SULFUR CONTENT OF .0561; AND TRUCK #2, LICENSE #CZ5739 HAD A SULFUR CONTENT OF 0.0564 WT. PERCENT. AS A RESULT OF THE INSPECTIN, EPA DETERMINED THAT DURING 9/20/96 TO 12/4/96, ON AT LEAST THIRTEEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS CARRIAGE USED THE STORAGE TANK TO INTRODUCE OR CAUSE OR ALLOW THE INTRODUCTION OF HIGH SULFUR DIESEL FUEL INTO THE TWO MOTOR MEHICLES DESCRIBED ABOVE. THEREFORE, CARRIAGE WAS HELD LIABLE FOR 13 VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 211(G) OF THE ACT, 42 USC SECTION 7545(G) AND/OR THE DESULFURIZATION REGULATIONS 40 CFR SECTION 80.29 BASED ON SECTION 80.30(D), VIOLATIONS DETECTED AT AN UNBRANDED DISTRIBUTOR FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• CARRIAGE FUEL & SUPPLY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CARRIAGE FUEL & SUPPLY, INC.

  216 W. FRANKLIN ST., WARRENTON, NC, 27587

  Registry ID: 110010682617

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CARRIAGE FUEL & SUPPLY, INC.entered 1997-12-02

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $10,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1997-07-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-12-02Final Order Issued
• 1997-12-02Enforcement Action Closed
• 1998-10-30Enforcement Action Data Entered