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COAST GRAIN COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA COMPANY

Administrative - Formal · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 39261

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Case

Case Number
06-1999-0597
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
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Self-disclosure
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Defendants (1)

Summary

1. SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1321(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. COAST GRAIN COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA COMPANY 502 CARMONY ROAD NE ALBUQUERQUE, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87107 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA BY 1) FAILING TO IMPLEMENT AN SPCC PLAN FOR ITS FACILITY, 2) NO SECONDARY MEANS OF CONTAINMENT FOR THE BULK STORAGE TANKS, 3) THE FACILITY'S TRUCK LOADING/UNLOADING RACK HAD NEITHER A SECONDARY MEANS OF CONTAINMENT, NOR A CATCHMENT BASIN, NOR A TREATMENT SYSTEM DESIGNED TO HANDLED SPILLS, AND 4) OWNER/OPERATOR FAILED TO ADEQUATELY SECURE MASTER FLOW AND DRAIN VALVES, AND TRANSFER CONNECTIONS OF PIPE- LINES WHEN NOT IN SERVICE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CLASS I PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

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