# GATEWAY PETROLEUM CO., INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1988 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `26809`
- **Case Number:** 05-1988-0099
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $20K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- GATEWAY PETROLEUM CO. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

DATE VIOLATION DETERMINED:  11/06/86                          IDENTITY OF DEFENDANT:                                      GATEWAY PETROLEUM CO., INC., 3000 MISSOURI AVE., EAST ST.  LOUIS, IL 62205.                                                ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:                                         GATEWAY PETROLEUM IS A BLENDING AND MARKETING FACILITY     WHICH PURCHASES USED OIL AND SOLVENTS, WHICH ARE THEN BLEND- ED AND SOLD TO CUSTOMERS AS FUEL.  A NOVEMBER 6, 1986 USEPA  SAMPLING INSPECTION FOUND IT TO BE SUBJECT TO THE STRINGENT  40 CFR SUBPART D REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO HAZARDOUS WASTE   BURNED FOR ENERGY RECOVERY, AND NOT THE LESS STRINGENT SUB-  PART E REGULATIONS AS IT HAD CLAIMED.  NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS   OF THE APPLICABLE REGULATIONS WERE NOTED AT THAT TIME.          PROPOSED RELIEF:                                            THE AGENCY SEEKS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF REQUIRING: 1) GATEWAY   TO CEASE UNPERMITTED ACCEPTANCE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE;  2) GATE WAY TP SUBMIT A CLOSURE PLAN FOR REMOVAL;  3) GATEWAY TO     CLOSE ITS FACILITY IAW THE TERMS OF THE APPROVED CLOSURE     PLAN;  4) GATEWAY TO COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND    FEDERAL REGULATIONS THROUGH CLOSURE; AND 5) GATE TO INSTI-   TUTE CORRECTIVE ACTION AS NECESSARY.  IN ADDITION, THE AGEN- CY RECOMMENDS THAT A CIVIL PENALTY BE SOUGHT AGAINST GATEWAY IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $25,000 PER DAY OF VIOLATION PURSUANT TO  RCRA S3008G.                                                    RECENT CONTACTS WITH DEFENDANTS:   

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