Region 10 Settles with Coleman Oil Company, LLC (Lewiston, ID) for CWA Violations
On November 22, 2019, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of the
Clean Water Act by Coleman Oil Company, LLC, located in Lewiston, Idaho. Respondent operated an
oil bulk terminal in Wenatchee, Washington without an adequate spill prevention, control and
countermeasure (SPCC) plan and operations lacked adequate spill prevention precautionary measures
for underground oil piping. In 2017, terminal piping leaked fuel oil that entered the Columbia River.
The Columbia River is a highly valued surface water in the Pacific Northwest. The company ultimately
decided to terminate terminal operations and dismantle the facility. The company agreed to pay a
penalty of $133,200 for the SPCC regulatory violations.