# SUGAR CORP, SOUTH WEST FUEL ET AL
> **Judicial** · FY1995 · — · Litigated With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `5439`
- **Case Number:** 02-1995-0240
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $3.99M
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $600K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CORPORACION AZUCARERA PR (complaint) (settlement)
- ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC (complaint) (settlement)
- ESCABI-TRABAL, HUMBERTO (complaint) (settlement)
- PUERTO RICO USED OIL COLLECTORS INC (complaint) (settlement)
- SOUTH-WEST TRADING CO (complaint) (settlement)
- SOUTHWEST FUEL INC (complaint) (settlement)
- SUGAR CORPORATION
## Summary

SURAR CORP & ESCABI-TRABAL STORED USED OIL IN TANK # 5, AT THE GUANICA MILL FACILITY.  SWT ILLEGALLY TRANSPORTED USED   OIL FROM PRUOC TO THIS FACILITY.  SUGAR COPR. & SWF FAILED   TO COMPLY W/ THE PART 279 REQUIREMENTS.  AFTER A SPILL & A   CRIMINAL INVERSTIGATION & PLEA, SWF, IN VIOLATION OF ITS     PLEA, SENT THE USED OIL TO EMS.  THE OIL WAS TRANSPORTED TO  EMS IN VIOLATION OF PART 279.  ON 6/27/95, OIL BEING ILLE-   GALLY STORED AT THAT FACILITY WAS RELEASED TO WATERS OF THE  COMMONWEALTH.  REFERRAL SEEKS DIST. CT. ORDER ASSESSING A    PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATIONS.                                  *         REFERRED TO DOJ ON 9/27/95                         FACILITY NAME:  SUGAR CORPORATION, GUANICA MILL FACILITY     CITY & ST:      GUANICA, PR 00653                            **COMPLIANT FILED: 5/10/96 (SIX (6) DEFENDANTS NAMED)        ***PARTIAL CD ENTERED 9/27/96 PENALTY OF $250,000 + INTEREST REC'D LTR DATED 1/13/97 $'S REC'D -#74458 (TO PART CD FILE). *DEFAULT JUDGMENT ORDERED ENTERED 4/2/97 ($'S DUE 1YR FROM    THE DATE ORDER ENTERED UNLESS OTHERWISE ORDERED BY COURT.  

CCDS: This was a case seeking penalties for the illegal stroage and discharge of use oil into the Guanical Bay.  Following the release of the oil, all used oil that was still remaining in Tank No.5 was removed and the Coast Guard Oversaw the clean-up of the oil that had been released to the Guanica Bay.  The EPA component settled for $325,813.62 based upon the transportation to and storage of used 

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