September 27, 2024, the EPA Region III Regional Judicial Officer issued a Final Order ratifying the Consent Agreement between EPA and Hazleton Oil and Environmental, Inc., ( HOE ). HOE is the owner and operator of a waste oil recycling facility located at 300 Tamaqua Street in Hazleton, Pennsylvania (the Hazleton Facility ), and the Barnesville Bulk Petroleum Storage Plant located at the intersection of Routes 54 and 1020 in Barnesville, Pennsylvania (the Artex Facility ). The Consent Agreement initiates and settles alleged violations of the CWA's SPCC requirements. EPA alleged that HOE had failed to (1) provide appropriate containment and/or diversionary structures to prevent a discharge; (2) test or inspect each aboveground oil storage container for integrity; (3) install liquid level sensing devices on certain aboveground oil storage containers; (4) promptly correct visible discharges of oil; (5) have technical amendments of the Hazleton Facility's SPCC Plan certified by a professional engineer; (6) mark the location and contents of each fixed oil storage container, transfer areas, and connecting pipes in the Hazleton Facility's SPCC Plan facility diagram; (7) address the type of oil and storage capacity of each fixed oil storage container in the Hazleton Facility's SPCC Plan; (8) amend the Hazleton Facility's SPCC Plan after a change in the facility design, construction, operation, or maintenance that materially affects its potential for a discharge; (9) keep records of