[CPEO-MEF] FUEL: Hampton Roads (VA) underground storage tanks

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

(in case you're wondering why I haven't been cluttering your In Boxes  
for a while, I've been on vacation. It will take me a while to post  
the news stories that came in while I was traveling. - LS)

News Release
U.S. EPA Region 3
April 26, 2012

U.S. Navy Settles Underground Storage Tank Violations at Hampton  
Roads Facility

PHILADELPHIA  -- The U.S. Navy has agreed to pay a $5,855 penalty to  
settle alleged underground storage tank (UST) violations at its  
Building NH94, located at 7918 Blandy St., Norfolk, Va., the U.S.  
Environmental Protection Agency announced today.

There are three 25,000-gallon underground storage tanks at this  
facility containing diesel fuel. Each UST is required to be tested  
every three years to make sure the tank is not corroded and that the  
corrosion protection system is operating properly. During a March  
2011 inspection, the inspectors found that these tanks had not been  
tested since 2004.

The $5,855 settlement penalty reflects cooperation of the U.S. Navy  
with EPA in the investigation and resolution of this matter. The Navy  
has certified its compliance with applicable UST requirements and the  
tanks were tested for corrosion on April 4, 2011.


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For the entire release, see
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/ 
0/19ffd8c85cbb1a41852579ec0061f92a?OpenDocument

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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