# MERCHANTS FAST MOTOR LINES, INC.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `36330`
- **Case Number:** 06-1996-0024
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $12K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- MERCHANTS FAST MOTOR LINES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 9006 OF THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT, AS AMENDED     ( SWDA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6991E.                        2. MERCHANTS FAST MOTOR LINES, INC.                             1733 EAST HWY. 80                                            ABILENE, TEXAS 79601                                         LOCATION OF FACILITY: 200 SOUTH GRANDVIEW                                          ODESSA, TEXAS 79760                 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 9003 OF THE SWDA      BY 1) FAILING TO CONDUCT RELEASE DETECTION FOR TANKS, 2)     FAILING TO PROVIDE AUTOMATIC LINE LEAK DETECTORS FOR         PRESSURIZED PIPING, 3) FAILING TO CONDUCT LINE TIGHTNESS     FOR PRESSURIZED PIPING, 4) FAILING TO TEST AUTOMATIC LINE    LEAK DETECTORS ANNUALLY, 5) FAILING TO NOTIFY IMPLEMENT-     ING AGENCY WITHIN 24 HOURS OF A SUSPECTED RELEASE, AND 6)    FAILING TO INVESTIGATE AND CONFIRM A SUSPECTED RELEASE       WITHIN SEVEN DAYS FROM DISCOVERY OF A SUSPECTED RELEASE.  4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 9006 OF THE SWDA, EPA      PROPOSES A COMPLIANCE ORDER THAT REQUIRES THE RESPONDENT     TO CONDUCT A SYSTEM TEST OF ALL UST SYSTEMS AT THE FACI-     LITY AND SUBMIT THE RESULTS TO TNRCC AND EPA, INSTALL        AUTOMATIC LINE LEAK DETECTORS ON EACH SATELLITE SYSTEM OR    REPLUMB THE SATELLITE SYSTEM SUCH THAT THE AUTOMATIC DE-     TECTORS WILL TEST ALL OF THE PRESSURIZED SYSTEMS AND SUB-    MIT DOCUMENTATION TO TNRCC AND EPA DEMONSTRATING COM-        PLIANCE, ADOPT AND SUBMIT WRITTEN

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