EPA REGION I FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE PENNYWISE OIL COMPANY, INC. AS A RESULT OF EPA's DETERMINATION THAT THE COMPANY HAD VIOLATED SECTION 311 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND THE OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION REGULATIONS AT 40 CFR PART 112. SPECIFICALLY, THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT THE COMPANY FAILED TO PREPARE AND IMPLEMENT A SPILL PREVENTION CONTOL AND COUNTERMEASURE PLAN AT EITHER ITS MAIN FACILITY IN WESTBROOK, CT OR ITS BULK TANK FARM IN ESSEX, CT. THE COMPLAINT PROPOSES THAT A PENALTY OF UP TO $157,500 BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE COMPANY FOR THESE VIOLATIONS.