On April 5, 2022, EPA Region 10 filed an expedited settlement agreement resolving violations of the
Clean Water Act by Thermo Fluids, Inc. (TFI), located in White City, Oregon. TFI operates a used oil
transporting, marketing, and processing operation that includes storage tank farm and a
loading/unloading dock. An EPA spill prevention, control and countermeasure (SPCC) inspection on
October 3, 2018, determined TFI lacked the following: 1) tank gauges on all tanks as prescribed in the
SPCC plan, 2) adequate secondary containment for its sludge-bin and on the floor of TFI?s box truck, 3)
SPCC-prescribed response equipment being on-site and 4) the SPCC Plan describing adequate response
details. In addition, 5) SP-001 tank inspection were not conducted as previously prescribed and the
SPCC Plan did not prescribe a schedule for future internal inspections. The Facility's fuel tanks have
storage capacity of approximately 260,000 gallons and is connected via about 5,000 feet of roadside
ditches to wetlands and the Rogue River. The Rogue River is a major recreational water body, and it
supports major salmon species and wildlife habitats. TFI has spent an estimated $40,000 on the
following complying actions, including: 1) repairs to box-truck oil containment, 2) tank gauge and high
level alarm installation, 3) modifications to the vacuum waste pit, and 4) updates to the SPCC Plan. In
addition, Thermo Fluids, Inc. paid a penalty of $2,500 for the SPCC regulatory violation