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VEPCO to Pay $600,000 Penalty To Settle Alleged SPCC Violations Virginia Electric and Power Co. (VEPCO) has reached a settlement with the U .S. Environmental Protection Agency (EP A) concerning alleged violations of oil spill prevention and emergency preparedness regulations at the company's Possum Point Power Station in Dumfries, Va. The Dec. 14 settlement, which was filed in U .S. district court in Alexandria, Va., requires VEPCO to pay a $600,000 penalty, one of the largest civil penalties for such violations at a single facility, according to EPA Region 3 spokeswoman Bonnie Smith. VEPCO is the legal name for Dominion Power of Richmond, Va. EPA Cites Maryland Prison for Alleged SPCC Violations The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking $31,180 in penalties from the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (MDPSCS) for violations of the Clean Water Act...The agency also has proposed penalties of $145,500 for alleged hazardous waste violations. A mid-December 2000 inspection by EPA and the Maryland Department of the Environment revealed that the facility had failed to prepare a spill prevention, control and countermeasure (SPCC) plan for one 1,000-gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) and three 500-gallon ASTs holding diesel and six 30,000-gallon underground storage tanks holding heating oil, in violation of federal SPCC regulations (40 CFR Part 112.3(b)). Environmental Protection Agency SUMMARY: EPA has entered into a consent agreement with WorldCom, Inc to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act ("CWA"), and its implementing regulations. WorldCom failed to prepare Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure ("SPCC") plans for seventy-five facilities where they stored diesel oil in aboveground tanks. Additionally: The EPA proposed a settlement penalty of $143,520 total, which Worldcom has agreed to pay. EPA Cites Three Universities for Lax Oil Tank Care
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency has cited Lincoln University, the University
of Virginia and Villanova University for failing to properly
manage petroleum tanks on campus in violation of federal
environmental regulations (failing to develop and keep on site
an oil spill prevention program). Small Va. Facility Cited for Failing to Submit SPCC Plan The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has cited George Morton Sr., owner of Morton Transportation Services Inc., for alleged violations of federal spill prevention regulations. EPA’s complaint seeks a $12,536 penalty. Morton allegedly failed to have an oil spill prevention, control and countermeasure (SPCC) plan for his Phenix, Va., facility...Call us Today...because your facility could be next. Core Engineered Solutions has over 10 years experience in fuel storage/environmental regulations. We can prepare a custom SPCC plan for you. SPCC Help: 800.628.5502 for detailed info on SPCC compliance: www.epa.gov/oilspill Learn more about our SafeSite fuel storage and maintenance program
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