# VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `18321`
- **Case Number:** 03-1998-0414
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY ( VIRGINIA POWER ) HAS   OPERATED A LARGE ONSHORE OIL STORAGE FACILITY IN DUMFRIES,   VIRGINIA, WITHOUT IMLEMENTING A NUMBER OF THE REQUIRED SPILL PREVENTION MEASURES, IN VIOLATION 40 C.F.R. SECTION 112.3    AND 112.7.  SPECIFICALLY, THE COMPANY (1) FAILED TO HAVE     ADEQUATE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT AROUND THE BULK STORAGE TANKS (2) FAILED TO KEEP THE CONTAINMENT AREA AROUND THE TANKS     FREE OF VEGETATION SO THAT THE TANKS COULD BE VISUALLY       INSPECTED; (3) FAILED TO PROMPTLY CORRECT VISIBLE OIL LEAKS; (4) FAILED TO PROPERLY CAP OR BLANK-FLANGED OUT-OF-SERVICE   PIPING; (5) FAILED TO KEEP THE CONTAINMENT AREA AROUND THE   TANK FREE OF VEGETATION SO THAT THE PIPING COULD BE VISUALLY INSPECTED; (6) FAILED TO PROVIDE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT       AROUND THE TANK TRUCK UNLOADING AREA FOR THE DIESEL FUEL     TANK WHICH POERS THE FIRE WATER PUMP; (7) FAILED TO          IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM WHICH PREVENTS PREMATURE VEICULAR         DEPARTURE IN THE LOADING/UNLOADING AREA, AND FAILED TO       ADDRESS THIS IN THE SPCC PLAN; (8) FAILED TO DISCUSS IN ITS  SPCC PLAN THE INSPECTION OF VEHICLE DRAINS FOR LEAKAGE       PRIOR TO FILLING OR DEPARTURE; AND (9) FAILED TO PROPERLY    LOCK THE VALVE ON THE DIESEL FUEL TANK WHICH POWERS THE FIRE WATER PUMP, AND FAILED TO ADDRESS THIS IN THE SPCC PLAN.  IN ADDITION, VIRGINIA POWER MAY HAVE OPERATED THE FACILITY      WITHOUT DEVELOPUNG AND IMPLEMENTING THE NECESSARY RESPONSE   DRILLS/EXERCISES, IN VIOLATION OF 40

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