PHILADELPHIA -- In a consent agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Baltimore-based Carroll Independent Fuel Co. has agreed to pay a $284,156 civil penalty and complete a special environmental project to settle an EPA complaint involving underground storage tanks (USTs) at 32 of its facilities in Maryland.
EPA cited Carroll for a variety of UST violations including failure to perform release detection, failure to test the operation of the line leak detectors annually, failure to meet the new UST system performance standards for [image-nocss] spill and overfill prevention, failure to provide corrosion protection on the metal piping, failure to investigate a suspected release, failure to report a suspected release and failure to perform lint tightness testing.
These alleged violations were documented through multi-facility UST compliance audit reports submitted to EPA by Carroll's auditor after Carroll entered into a consent agreement and final order in June 30, 2003, to perform a compliance audit of its facilities.
This has been a win-win situation because Carroll Independent Fuel Co. recognized that shortcomings existed within its system and volunteered to perform a self audit at its 70 facilities, said Donald S. Welsh, regional administrator for EPA's mid-Atlantic region.
As part of the settlement, Carroll Independent Fuel Co. has neither admitted nor denied liability for these violations. Carroll has also agreed to implement a $447,000 supplemental environmental project, to be determined, that is intended to secure significant environmental or public health protections.
Facilities covered by the consent agreement included:
Fork CITGO, Kingsville, Md. Fort Smallwood CITGO 8845, Pasadena, Md. Green Valley CITGO, Monrovia, Md. Guilford CITGO, Baltimore, Md. Lothian CITGO, Lothian, Md. Moore's Mill CITGO, Bel Air, Md. Woodbourne Mobil, Baltimore, Md. Woodbrook Mobil, Baltimore, Md. Bel Air Mobil, Bel Air, Md. Carroll Island Shop, Baltimore, Md. Compass Road Mobil, Baltimore, Md. Ferndale Mobil, Ferndale, Md. Margate Mobil, Lutherville, Md. Wabash Mobil, Baltimore, Md. Westview Mobil, Gwynn Oak, Md. Frederick CITGO, Frederick, Md. AMR t/a Bel Air Car Wash, Bel Air, Md. Dunkirk CITGO, Dunkirk, Md. Essex CITGO, Essex, Md. Long Gate CITGO, Ellicott City, Md. O'Donnell Street CITGO, Baltimore, Md. Patapso CITGO, Baltimore, Md. Pointer Ridge CITGO, Mitchellville, Md. Wally's CITGO, Parkton, Md. 25th Street Mobil, Baltimore, Md. Brunswick CITGO, Brunswick, Md. Erdman Mobil, Baltimore, Md. Lansdowne Mobil, Baltimore, Md. Towsontown Mobil, Towson, Md. Security Mobil, Windsor Mill, Md. Stadium Mobil, Baltimore, Md. Benfield Service Center, Millersville, Md.Members help make our journalism possible. Become a CSP member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.