EPA fines Washington fuel distributor $27,500 for lack of oil spill prevention plan

August 22, 2013

A fuel distributor in Yakima, Wash., has agreed to pay the U.S. EPA $27,522 to settle multiple violations of Clean Water Act oil spill prevention rules and requirements at its facility.

EPA inspectors at the Wondrack Distributing Inc. facility noted that a spill prevention plan had not been fully implemented, according to the report. Inspectors also found that secondary fuel containment on site had breaches from unknown piping and cracks in the walls.

If an oil spill were to occur at the Wondrack facility, it could harm the nearby Yakima River, the report said. Facilities with the potential for oil spills, and more than 1,320 gallons of above-ground fuel storage capacity, must prevent discharges to waterways by using a detailed spill prevention and control plan.

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