Under the settlement agreement, Heath Oil has also agreed to pay a $25, 347 penalty for alleged violations.
The federal Clean Water Act requires all owners of oil storage facilities to develop and implement a spill prevention, control and countermeasure (SPCC) plan to minimize risk in the event that oil and other hazardous substances are released into the environment.
During its inspection at the facility, EPA found that the company’s SPCC plan failed to comply with federal oil pollution prevention regulations.
In November 2010, the company submitted a revised SPCC plan correcting the deficiencies identified by EPA.
During storage and transport, oil and other oil-based products are sometimes spilled onto land or into waterways.
