9/6/11 - REFERRAL TO DOJ.
9/27/13 - AMENDED REFERRAL SENT 9/27/13.
On August 28, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint against Woco Pep Oil, Inc. (?Woco Pep?), owner and operator of various underground storage tanks and an aboveground storage tank, all located within and near Covington, Georgia (multiple counties). The complaint alleged that Woco Pep violated the Clean Water Act by failing to comply with the oil discharge prevention regulations applicable to aboveground storage tanks, published at 40 C.F.R. Part 112, and violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act by failing to comply with the regulations for underground storage tank release detection, overfill prevention, site investigation and closure, published in Georgia Underground Storage Tank Rules 391-3-15 et seq.
The Consent Decree provides for the injunctive relief sought by the United States and the State that Plaintiffs submit is necessary to address the Defendant?s violations and to protect human health and the environment. The injunctive relief that the Defendant must perform is set forth in Section VI. (Compliance Requirements) of the Consent Decree. The Decree requires that within thirteen months after entry of the Consent Decree the Defendant will certify compliance with all requirements of RCRA and the CWA as they related to Defendant?s underground storage tanks, and one above-ground storage tank (?AST?).
The Consent Decree also requires that the Defendant imple