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GULF OIL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Judicial · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 759

$40K
Penalty
Cost recovery
$10K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
01-1997-0205
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

GULF'S LOADING RACK USED TO DELIVER GASOLINE TO TANK TRUCKS WAS MODIFIED IN 1993 WITHOUT APPLYING FOR AND OBTAIN- ING A PERMIT. GULF MODIFIED A STORAGE TANK BY CONVERTING IT FROM HEAT- ING OIL TO GASOLINE STORAGE, WITHOUT APPLYING FOR A PERMIT FROM THE CONNECTICUT DEP. GULF FAILED TO TEST ITS GASLINE LOADING RACK EMISSION CONTROL EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED BY NSPS. ON 23 SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS, GULF LOADED GASOLINE INTO TANK TRUCKS DURING PERIODS OF EMISSION CONTROL EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION. THE REGION HAS CALCULATED A PROPOSED MINIMUM PENALTY OF APPROXIMATELY $367,500. APPROPRIATE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF INCLUDES REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN ALL NECESSARY PERMITS UNDER THE SIP, AND TO OPERATE THE EMISSION CONTROL EQUIPMENT AT ALL TIMES GASOLINE IS BEING LOADED.

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