# NYC, REFUELING FACILITIES
> **Judicial** · FY1991 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `4152`
- **Case Number:** 02-1991-0160
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $200K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- NEW YORK CITY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

PRE-REFERRAL SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS U.S. V. NYC.            *                                                            THE CLEAN AIR ACT, SECTION 110, AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SECT.  7410.                                                        *                                                            THE CITY OF NEW YORK OWNS AND/OR OPERATES OVER 300 GASOLINE  REFUELING FACILITIES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN ITS FIVE    BOROUGHS.  EPA HAS FOUND THAT AT 55 OF THESE FACILITIES, THE CITY IS PERMITTING THE TRANSFER OF GASOLINE FROM TRANSPORT   VEHICLES INTO UNDERGROUND SITETANKS WHICH ARE NOT CURRENTLY  EQUIPTED WITH STAGE I VAPOR RECOVRERY AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT  IN VIOLATIN OF 6 NYCRR PART 230.  FURTHER, EPA FINDS THAT    THE CITY IS PERMITTING THE TRANSFER OF GASOLINE FROM SITE-   TANKS TO VARIOUS VEHICLES AT 3 OF THESE FACILITIES IN VIO-   LATION OF THE STAGE II VAPOR RECOVERY AND CONTROL REQUIRE-   MENTS OF PART 230.                                           *                                                            THE PROPOSED RELIEF SOUGHT.  AN INJUNCTION MANDATING THAT    THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND ALL OF ITS APPLICABLE DEPARTMENTS   AND AGENCIES HALT THE TRANSFER OF GASOLINE AT ANY OF THEIR   SUBJECT FACILITIES IN VIOLATION OF 6 NYCRR PART 230 AND      CIVIL PENALTIES FOR PAST VIOLATIONS.                         *                                                            SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS:                                         *                                   

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