[StBernard] Seaway Marina Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act

Westley Annis Westley at da-parish.com
Wed Sep 23 21:12:19 EDT 2009


Seaway Marina Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act



(Dallas, Texas - September 23, 2009) The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has fined Seaway Marina of Lafitte, Louisiana, $2,250 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 at 5057 Kenal Road, Lafitte, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana,
on May 6, 2009, revealed the facility had no SPCC plan required by federal
regulations. The inspection also found secondary containment of bulk
storage areas to be inadequate, containment bypass valves were not closed
when not draining rainwater, and valves used for drainage from diked storage
areas were not controlled to prevent a discharge of oil. As part of an
Expedited Settlement Agreement with EPA, the facility has provided
certification that all identified deficiencies have been corrected.



SPCC regulations require onshore production and bulk storage facilities to
provide oil spill prevention, preparedness and response to prevent oil
discharges. The SPCC program helps protect our nation's water quality. A
spill of only one gallon of oil can contaminate one million gallons of
water.



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/sep2009.html
<http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/podcast/sep2009.html>



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