Gibsonia, Pa.-based Handee Marts, the owner and operator of the two locations, has agreed to pay a $22,758 penalty to settle alleged violations of federal regulations designed to prevent, detect and control fuel leaks from USTs.
At the Cranberry Township location, the company failed [image-nocss] to perform automatic line leak detector testing annually on five USTs (four 8,000-gallon tanks containing gasoline and diesel fuel and one 5,000-gallon tank containing kerosene) from May 2006 to November 2007. The company also failed to perform automatic line tightness test of underground piping on the five tanks from August 2007 to November 2007.
At the Pittsburgh location, the company failed to perform automatic line leak detector testing annually on five USTs (five 8,000-gallon tanks containing gasoline and kerosene) from Dec. 1, 2003 to Aug. 22, 2007. The company also failed to perform automatic line tightness test of underground piping on the five tanks from May 16, 2006 to July 18, 2006 and from July 19, 2007 to Aug. 22, 2007, and failed to test the corrosion protection system every three years.
As part of the settlement, the company neither admitted nor denied liability for the alleged violations, but certified its compliance with applicable UST regulations. The settlement reflects the company's cooperation with EPA's investigation, and good faith compliance efforts.
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