Va. Station Owner Settles UST Violations Petro Marketing & Brokerage, Wynns pay $31,575 civil penalty
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PHILADELHIA -- Petro Marketing & Brokerage Co. Inc. (Petro) and Patricia and John Wynn have settled alleged violations of underground storage tank (UST) regulations at three gas stations in Virginia, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced.
The stations are Petro Plus West End, Jonesville, Va.; Wilderness Trail Market-Tiger Mart (dba Pioneer Market), Ewing, Va.; and Petro Marketing & Brokerage Co. bulk plant, Jonesville.
Petro and the Wynnes have agreed to pay a collective $31,575 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of federal UST regulations designed to prevent, detect and control fuel leaks from USTs.
The alleged violations included:
Petro Plus West End: Failure to maintain release detection records for four tanks from August 2005 to March 2006, failure to conduct annual line tightness testing on four tanks from January 2004 to December 2005, and failure to conduct annual line leak detection testing for three tanks from January 2004 to December 2006.
Wilderness Trail Market: Failure to conduct annual line tightness testing on three tanks from January 2003 to December 2005 (the facility was sold in December 2005), and failure to conduct annual line leak detection testing on three tanks from January 2003 to December 2005.
Petro Bulk Plant: Failure to provide release detection on two tanks from November 2005 to March 2008.
As part of the settlement, the company and the Wynns neither admitted nor denied liability for the alleged violations, but certified their compliance with applicable UST regulations. The settlement reflects the company's cooperation with EPA's investigation and good faith compliance efforts.
With millions of gallons of gasoline oil, and other petroleum products stored in USTs throughout the United States, leaking tanks are a major source of soil and groundwater contamination. EPA and state UST regulations are designed to reduce the risk of underground leaks, and to promptly detect and properly address leaks which do occur, thus minimizing environmental harm and avoiding the cost of major cleanup.
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As part of the settlement, the company and the Wynns neither admitted nor denied liability for the alleged violations, but certified their compliance with applicable UST regulations. The settlement reflects the company's cooperation with EPA's investigation and good faith compliance efforts.