[StBernard] River Parishes Oil Company Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act

Westley Annis Westley at da-parish.com
Thu Aug 6 19:00:30 EDT 2009


River Parishes Oil Company Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act



(Dallas, Texas - August 6, 2009) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
has fined the River Parishes Oil Company of Norco, Louisiana, $1,800 for
violating federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC)
regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act. A federal inspection of a
bulk storage facility located on Airline Highway in Norco, Louisiana,
revealed the facility had no SPCC plan and inspection reports were not
maintained for three years as required by regulations. Personnel working at
the facility had no training on the operation of equipment to prevent
discharges, no training on discharge procedure protocols and spill
prevention briefings were not scheduled and conducted periodically. The
inspection also found inadequate secondary containment and mobile storage
containers were not positioned to prevent discharged oil from reaching
nearby waterways. As part of an Expedited Settlement Agreement with EPA,
the facility has provided certification that all identified deficiencies
have been corrected.



Additional information on SPCC regulations is available at
http://www.epa.gov/oilspill <http://www.epa.gov/oilspill>



More about activities in EPA Region 6: http://www.epa.gov/region6
<http://www.epa.gov/region6>



EPA audio file is available at
http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/podcast/aug2009.html
<http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/podcast/jul2009.html>



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