DALLAS -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled a complaint against Fuels & Supplies Inc., Springdale, Ark., for violations of federal and state underground storage tank (UST) regulations found during a joint compliance inspection with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) in April and May 2004, the EPA's Dallas regional office said.
Convenience store retailer Fuels & Supplies, which operates two Shiloh's General Stores, agreed to a penalty of $70,382 and to come into compliance with federal UST regulations [image-nocss] at six facilities located in Springdale, Rogers, Lowell and Johnson, Ark.
The complaint involved 19 USTs and 14 violations. The violations were mainly for failure to provide adequate corrosion protection on metal components, testing of installed corrosion protection systems and release detection monitoring and record keeping for tanks and piping.
The UST regulations became effective Dec. 22, 1988. As part of the new energy bill signed into law by President Bush in August 2005, owners and operators will be required to obtain training in the operation of USTs, and the implementing agencies will be required to increase the frequency of inspections.
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