Public Notice: Proposed settlement with Shoreside Petroleum for Clean Water Act violations in Alaska
Summary
EPA is providing notice of a proposed administrative penalty settlement with Shoreside Petroleum, Inc., for violations of the Clean Water Act's Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure and Facility Response Plan requirements at its bulk oil storage and distribution facility located in Seward, Alaska.
EPA alleges that the respondent failed to adequately implement SPCC and FRP requirements, including inadequate SPCC plan provisions and inadequate secondary containment to two facility tank farms. The respondent has corrected the violations which included construction upgrades to the two facility tank farms to address secondary containment violations.
This action is being simultaneously commenced and concluded in a legal document called a Consent Agreement and Final Order. Under the proposed agreement (see "related documents"), the respondent will pay a civil penalty of $128,000.
Respondent
Shoreside Petroleum, Inc.
700 Port Avenue
Seward, Alaska 99664
Legal authority
This is a Class II administrative penalty proceeding governed by Section 311(b)(6) of the Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. § 1321(b)(6)], and the procedural rules found at 40 CFR Part 22. The requirements that apply to public comment and participation are set forth in Clean Water Act section 311(b)(6)(C) and 40 CFR § 22.45.