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FIRST STOP, INC.

Administrative - Formal · FY2025 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 3604504529

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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
03-2025-0121
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

On August 18, 2025, Region 3 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO), simultaneously commencing and concluding an administrative enforcement action against First Stop, Inc., located in Laurel, DE (the Facility ). The CAFO was issued for alleged violations of RCRA Subtitle I and the authorized Delaware Regulations Governing Underground Storage Tanks ( DRGUST ). The alleged violations include: (1) Failure to monitor tanks for release at least once every thirty days, (2) Failure to conduct annual line tightness testing, and (3) Failure to conduct annual test of the automatic line leak detector. This enforcement action furthers Administrator Zeldin's Pillar 1: Clean Air, Land, and Water for Every American. The EPA notified Delaware Department of Natural Resources ( DNREC ) in advance of this action, and DNREC had no objections. Per the terms of the Consent Agreement, First Stop, Inc. will pay a $33,996.00 civil penalty.

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