8/13/2015 - SPCC EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $3,875. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS.
AGREEMENT ALLEGES:
- NO SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURES PLAN. IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 112.3.
- NO INSPECTION RECORDS WERE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 112.7(c).
- NO TRAINING ON THE OPERATION AND MAINTEANCE OF EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT DISCHARGES AND/OR FACILITY OPERATIONS. IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 112.7(f)(1).
- NO TRAINING ON DISCHARGE PROCEDURE PROTOCOLS. IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 112.7(f)(1).
- NO TRAINING ON THE APPLICABLE POLLUTION CONTROL LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND/OR SPCC PLAN. IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 112.7(f)(1).
- MASTER FLOW AND DRAIN VALVES THAT PERMIT DIRECT OUTWARD FLOW TO THE SURFACE ARE NOT SECURED IN A CLOSED WHEN IN A NON-OPERATING OR STANDBY STATUS. IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 112.7(g)(2).
- LOADING AND UNLOADING CONNECTION(s) OF PIPING/PIPELINES ARE NOT CAPPED OR BLANK-FLAGGED WHEN NOT IN SERVICE OR STANDBY STATUS
- STARTER CONTROLS ON PUMPS ARE NOT LOCKED IN THE OFF POSITION OR LOCATED AT A SITE ACCESSIBLE ONLY TO AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL WHEN PUMPS ARE NOT IN A NON-OPEATING OR STANDBY STATUS. IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 112.7(g)(3).
- SECONDARY CONTAINMENT CIRCUMVENTED DUE TO CONTAINMENT BYPASS VALVES LEFT OPEN AND/OR PUMPS AND EJECTIONS NOT MANUALLY ACTIVATED TO PREVENT A DISCHARGE. IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 112.8(b)(1) and (2), and