# GC QUALITY LUBRICANTS, INC/GEORGIA-CAROLINA OIL CO/BAY STREET CORP & JONES, JOHN PAUL, JR.
> **Judicial** · FY2001 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `24660`
- **Case Number:** 04-2001-9022
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BAY STREET CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- GC QUALITY LUBRICANTS (complaint) (settlement)
- GEORGIA CAROLINA QUALITY LUBRICANTS
- GEORGIA-CAROLINA OIL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- JONES, JOHN PAUL, JR. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ON 7/27/01, EPA REFERRED TO DOJ THE FOLLOWING CWA            VIOLATIONS, AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990,     TO SUPPLEMENT DOJ'S PROPOSED COST RECOVERY CIVIL JUDICIAL    ACTION AGAINST MR. JOHN PAUL JONES, JR., AND GC QUALITY      LUBRICANTS, INC.  DEFENDANTS (1) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH      SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA, AND ITS IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS  AT 40 CFR PART 112; (4) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER      ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(C) OF THE ACT; AND            (3) DISCHARGES OF OIL INTO OR UPON NAVIGABLE WATERS OF       THE U.S. IN SUCH QUANTITIES THAT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED        MAY BE HARMFUL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH OR WELFARE OR            ENVIRONMENT OF THE U.S.  THE VIOLATIONS ARE BASED ON         INSPECTIONS OF DEFENDANTS' MACON, GA, ONSHORE STORAGE        FACILITY CONDUCTED BY EPA REGION 4 ON APRIL 10, 1997,        APRIL 16, 1998, AND MAY 10, 2001, AND DEFENDANTS' FAILURE    TO COMPLY WITH ORDER ISSUED TO DEFENDANTS PURSUANT           TO SECTION 311(C) OF THE CWA.  REGION 4 HAS REQUESTED DOJ    THAT CONSULT WITH THE REGION REGARDING THE IMPOSITION OF     APPROPRIATE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND CIVIL PENALTIES FOR        THIS CASE.                                                   SEE ALSO, MATTER NUMBER 04-1997-0362.

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