7/17/13 - REMOVAL ADMIN ORDER UNDER CWA 311(c) ISSUED. THIS ORDER REQUIRES REMOVAL ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH A FACILITY LOCATED AT 1539 PIEDMONT AVE, ATLANTA, GA. THIS ORDER REQUIRES LANCE OIL CO., INC. TO IMMEDIATELY CONDUCT REMOVAL OF A DISCHARGE OR TO MITIGATE OR PREVENT A SUBSTANTIAL THREAT OF A DISCHARGE OF OIL.
THE FACILITY CURRENTLY OPERATES AS A CONVENIENCE STORE AND GASOLINE FUELING STATION.
ON SAT, APR 17, 2010, THE FULTON COUNTY FIRE DEPT WAS NOTIFIED OF A PETROLEUM SHEEN ON CLEAR CREEK, A SURFACE WATER BODY LOCATED APPROX 155 FEET WEST/SOUTHWEST OF THE FACILITY.
ON APR 17, 2010, RESPONDENT MOBILIZED EAGLE-SWS, ITS EMERGENCY RESPONSE CONTRACTOR TO THE SITE. FREE PHASE PETROLEUM PRODUCT WAS OBSERVED SEEPING FROM THE CREEK BANK AND INTO THE CREEK ITSELF, CREATING A PETROLEUM SHEEN ON THE CREEK. RESPONDENT'S GAUGE (ATG) RECORDS INDICATED A LEAK RATE ABOVE THE ALLOWABLE LIMIT IN DATA COLLECTED FORM UST #4 A 4,000 GAL REGULAR GRADE GAS UST. RESONDENT IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUED USE OF UST #4, AND IT WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUELING SYSTEM AND EMPTIED OF ITS CONTENTS. RESPONDENT CONDUCTED A PRESSURIZED TANK TIGHTNESS TEST ON APR 19, 2010. THE RESULTS REVEALED THAT A SIGNIFICANT LEAK WAS PRESENT IN THE UST. BASED ON THE FAILED TANK TIGHTNESS TEST AND THE PRESENCE OF FREE PHASE PETROLEUM PRODUCT WITHIN AN ADJACENT SURFACE WASTER BODY, A CONFIRMED RELEASE WAS REPORTED TO THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (USTMP) ON APR 19, 2010.
EAGLE-SWS CONDUCTED