Environmental Violations, Enforcement Actions, Storage Tanks

Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Complaint/Compliance Order Addressing Isabel, South Dakota Facility

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/2/2025

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) filed a Complaint, Compliance Order, and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing (“Complaint”) on June 16th to Jack’s Service Center (“JSC”) for alleged violations of the...more

Fund Eligibility/Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/5/2025

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a May 14th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Greeneville Oil and Petroleum, Inc. and 737 Grace 1, LLC (collectively,“Respondent”) addressing alleged...more

Storage Tank Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Benton County...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/1/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Darren Libby (“Owner”) entered into a July 19 Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas...more

Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Bartlett...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/8/2023

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a November 22nd proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Diamond Investment LLC (“DI”). See Case No. UST23-0151. The Order provides that DI is the...more

Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Fort Payne Automotive Part Manufacturing Facility...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/6/2023

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Plasman ALA, LLC (“Plasman”) entered into a November 1st Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the ADEM Administrative Code addressing the...more

Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Denmark Truck...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/16/2023

The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a November 9th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to OM SAI RAM 1, LLC (“OM”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank...more

Trust Fund Eligibility/Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation Proposed Order Addressing...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/13/2023

The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a June 28th proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Mac’s Convenience Stores (“MCS”) addressing an alleged violation of the Tennessee Underground...more

Storage Tank Enforcement/Trust Fund Eligibility: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/26/2022

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a July 19th proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Johnson and Clayton, Inc. (“JCI”) addressing underground storage tank trust fund eligibility and...more

Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Chattanooga...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/25/2022

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a March 10th proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to West Star Aviation, LLC, (“West Star”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee...more

Oil Spill/SPCC Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Beltsville, Maryland Vegetable Oil Recycler Enter into...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/23/2020

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Storm Oil, LLC (“Storm”) entered into a December 30th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of Section 311 of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No....more

Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and a Glencoe, Alabama Commercial Hazardous Waste...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/21/2019

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Clean Earth of Alabama, Inc. (“Clean Earth”) entered into a May 30 Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of certain Alabama Hazardous Waste...more

Used Oil/Aboveground Storage Tank Enforcement: Illinois Attorney General Action Against Delaware-Based Environmental Services Firm

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/20/2019

The Illinois Attorney General (“AG”) announced in a February 14th news release that a lawsuit had been filed against Delaware-based GFL Environmental Services USA Inc. (“GFL”) in regards to an alleged 200,000 gallon leak of...more

TSD/Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Birmingham, Alabama Commercial Hazardous Waste...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/24/2018

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Allworth, LLC (“Allworth”) entered into an August 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of Alabama/federal hazardous waste regulations. See...more

PCB Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Trenton, Tennessee, Light and Water Department Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/28/2018

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Trenton Light and Water Department (“TLW”) entered into a June 19th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of certain federal...more

Beware Environmental Regulations Lurking in Local Codes – Such as the Wellhead Protection Program

Tonkon Torp LLP on 6/15/2017

Most companies know that the environmental impacts of their operations are regulated by the federal government (primarily the US Environmental Protection Agency) and various state governments (in Oregon, primarily the Oregon...more

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