Civil Enforcement

In a settlement with the U.S. EPA announced on May 21, 2001 the U.S. Army has agreed to pay $60,000 in penalties and will perform at least $200,000 in Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs). This is part of a settlement involving violations of the underground storage tank (UST) requirements at Fort Lewis, Washington. The Army also agreed to remove a number of unregulated heating oil tanks and, if contamination is found during the removals, to clean up the contamination. EPA filed the complaint against the Army in September, 2000, after a 1999 UST inspection at the facility.

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Region 10 Press Release

Consent Decree (PDF, 790KB, 18 pp)

Complaint (PDF, 3,896KB, 69 pp)

For additional information, contact:

Ann Stephanos
U.S. EPA
RCRA Enforcement Division (2246A)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 564-4018
<stephanos.ann@epa.gov>

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