EPA said Fabian failed to maintain and fully implement Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans at three of the company’s facilities.
After the inspections, performed by EPA in 2009 to 2010, the company produced revised, updated SPCC plans for the facilities and proceeded to implement them.
As part of the implementation work, Fabian deployed concrete pads to contain potential spills from tank truck loading areas, updated spill control equipment, and performed oil tank integrity testing.
Fabian’s three facilities were not fully prepared to deal with oil spills, because of the company’s old SPCC plans and partial implementation.
EPA claimed its spill prevention regulations and SPCC plan requirements help ensure that tank failures or accidental spills from oil-storing facilities do not lead to oil contamination of surface waters, such as rivers or streams, which could harm human and ecological health.
Fabian sells heating oil, gasoline, and other petroleum products from several facilities in Maine.
