EPD Enforcement Orders
Recently Executed Enforcement Orders
(Notices that change weekly)
Date of Posting: Monday, October 28, 2024
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-117
| Facility | A & H Petroleum d/b/a 138 BP SHO |
|---|---|
| County | Walton County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to monitor tanks at least every 30 days; class a and b operator retraining required due to facility non-compliance |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $1,500.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 1‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7388
| Facility | A & P Auto Emissions |
|---|---|
| County | Fayette County |
| Cause of Order | Failed to provide adequate oversight to ensure that the station personnel comply with the requirements of the Act and Rules |
| Requirements of Order | Securely maintain camera surveillance and video recording equipment at the station; implement the monitoring and review of cameras and video footage; generate documents showing the monitoring of cameras and video footage; create and install enhanced supplementary signage at the station to discourage improper testing; create a zero-tolerance policy and documents to be signed by all employees annually |
| Settlement Amount | $1,500.00 |
| Legal Authority | Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Act |
| Date Executed | 1‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-105
| Facility | Brunswick Landing Marina |
|---|---|
| County | Glynn County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to test automatic line leak detectors annually; failure to conduct annual line tightness test for pressurized piping |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $1,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 1‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-121
| Facility | Check Point |
|---|---|
| County | Coweta County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to inspect overfill prevention equipment; failure to conduct annual testing of applicable release detection components |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $1,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 1‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-116
| Facility | Chevron |
|---|---|
| County | Floyd County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to conduct annual walkthrough inspections; failure to conduct annual testing of applicable release detection components; failure to test automatic line leak detectors annually; failure to conduct annual line tightness test for pressurized piping; failure to have a class A, B, and C operator |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $2,400.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 1‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-110
| Facility | Mapco Express Inc. #3509 |
|---|---|
| County | Cherokee County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to conduct annual walkthrough inspections |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $750.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 1‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-106
| Facility | Short N Easy Food Mart |
|---|---|
| County | Bartow County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to test cathodic protection system; failure to inspect impressed current cathodic protection system every 60 days |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $1,750.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 1‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9573
| Facility | Molson Coors Beverage Company USA, LLC |
|---|---|
| County | Dougherty County |
| Cause of Order | Failed to submit a timely application to EPD at least 180 days prior to expiration date of the Permit |
| Requirements of Order | Respondent is authorized to discharge treated wastewater under the conditions of the Permit |
| Settlement Amount | $5,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 4‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7391
| Facility | Robert Wilsons Car Care Inc |
|---|---|
| County | Fulton County |
| Cause of Order | Failed to provide adequate oversight to ensure that the station personnel comply with the requirements of the Act and Rules |
| Requirements of Order | Create and install enhanced supplementary signage at the station to discourage improper testing; create a zero-tolerance policy and document to be signed by all employees |
| Settlement Amount | $3,500.00 |
| Legal Authority | Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Act |
| Date Executed | 10‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7390
| Facility | TransMontaigne Operating Company, L.P. |
|---|---|
| County | DeKalb County |
| Cause of Order | Failing to send a 30-day notification for the seal gap measurement; failing to send a 30-day notification for the tank refilling; failing to send the 60-day report for the seal gap measurement |
| Requirements of Order | Submit a plan to manage 30-day notifications in the future to account for extended schedule changes |
| Settlement Amount | $1,500.00 |
| Legal Authority | Air Quality Act |
| Date Executed | 10‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-123
| Facility | Adel Citgo |
|---|---|
| County | Cook County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to verify that this facility had a valid and current annual tank registration prior to placing a regulated substance in a regulated UST |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $1,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 15‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-129
| Facility | Car Max #7103 |
|---|---|
| County | Cobb County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to monitor tanks at least every 30 days |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $1,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 15‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7392
| Facility | Eric L Johnson |
|---|---|
| County | Fulton County |
| Cause of Order | Issued 3 certificates of emission inspection in violation of the Rule |
| Requirements of Order | Respondent's certificate shall be revoked and shall cease performing any type of emission inspections on responsible motor vehicles |
| Settlement Amount | |
| Legal Authority | Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Act |
| Date Executed | 15‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-125
| Facility | Kwick Store #6 |
|---|---|
| County | Cherokee County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to prevent overfilling and spilling during the transfer of product; failure to provide full access to UST facility at time of inspection; failure to inspect overfill prevention equipment; failure to conduct annual walkthrough inspections |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $1,750.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 15‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-128
| Facility | Shell Food Mart |
|---|---|
| County | Fulton County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to repair UST system in accordance with industry codes and standards; failure to inspect overfill prevention equipment; failure to test containment sumps used for interstitial monitoring of piping |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $1,500.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 15‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7387
| Facility | AOC Emission LLC |
|---|---|
| County | Rockdale County |
| Cause of Order | Failed to provide adequate oversight to ensure that the station personnel comply with the requirements of the Act and Rules |
| Requirements of Order | Respondent's certificate shall be revoked and shall cease performing any type of emission inspections on responsible motor vehicles |
| Settlement Amount | |
| Legal Authority | Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Act |
| Date Executed | 23‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7386
| Facility | Obinna Adimora |
|---|---|
| County | Clayton County |
| Cause of Order | Issued 2 certificates of emission inspection |
| Requirements of Order | Respondent's certificate shall be revoked and shall cease performing any type of emission inspections on responsible motor vehicles |
| Settlement Amount | |
| Legal Authority | Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Act |
| Date Executed | 23‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9578
| Facility | 251 McIntosh Hwy, LLC |
|---|---|
| County | McIntosh County |
| Cause of Order | Conducting land disturbing activities within the buffer without first obtaining a buffer variance and disturbed the natural state of vegetation within the buffer while land disturbing activities were ongoing at the construction site |
| Requirements of Order | Immediately stop and land disturbing activity at the site unless activity is in compliance with the Act, Rules, and Order, and agrees to install all necessary temporary, non-structural erosion measures in accordance with GSWCC to prevent sediment from entering State waters; provide for review and approval a CAP to stabilize the buffer, protect water quality, and restore vegetation; implement CAP and submit completion report |
| Settlement Amount | $7,071.00 |
| Legal Authority | Erosion and Sedimentation Act |
| Date Executed | 24‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-131
| Facility | Mobil |
|---|---|
| County | Gwinnett County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to test automatic line leak detectors annually |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $500.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 24‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-132
| Facility | Nalley Lexus |
|---|---|
| County | Fulton County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to test spill prevention equipment; failure to conduct monthly walkthrough inspections; failure to conduct annual walkthrough inspections; failure to conduct annual testing of applicable release detection components; failure to test automatic line leak detectors annually; failure to conduct annual line tightness test for pressurized piping |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $4,350.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 24‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-130
| Facility | Paulding County Beer & Tobacco #119 |
|---|---|
| County | Paulding County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to inspect overfill prevention equipment; failure to conduct monthly walkthrough inspections; failure to conduct annual walkthrough inspections; failure to conduct annual testing of applicable release detection components; failure to test automatic line leak detectors annually; failure to monitor tanks at least every 30 days; class a and b operator retraining required due to facility non-compliance |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $5,250.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 24‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-127
| Facility | Purple Estate, LLC |
|---|---|
| County | Bibb County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to test spill prevention equipment; failure to inspect overfill prevention equipment; failure to conduct monthly walkthrough inspections; failure to conduct annual testing of applicable release detection components; failure to monitor tanks at least every 30 days; failure to have a certified class c operator |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $3,550.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 24‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-102
| Facility | Quick Stop |
|---|---|
| County | Burke County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to inspect overfull prevention equipment; failure to test automatic line leak detectors annually; failure to conduct annual line lightness test for pressurized piping |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $2,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 24‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-UST-24-124
| Facility | Shell Food Mart #935 |
|---|---|
| County | Cobb County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to conduct annual walkthrough inspections; failure to conduct annual testing of applicable release detection components; failure to test automatic line leak detectors annually; failure to conduct annual line tightness test for pressurized piping; failure to have a certified class a, b, and c operator |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $2,650.00 |
| Legal Authority | Underground Storage Tank Act |
| Date Executed | 24‑Oct‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9577
| Facility | Sumter County Parks & Recreation Dept |
|---|---|
| County | Sumter County |
| Cause of Order | Failing to provide a true and correct copy of the MORs which detail the water usage and free chlorine residuals for the Facility; failing to collect all required routine samples for coliform bacteria during the October through December 2023 compliance period; failing to collect all required routine samples for Nitrates during the 2023 compliance period |
| Requirements of Order | Submit accurate copies of the June 2023 and January 2024 through August 2024 MORs; submit the name of the individual who will be responsible for submitting the MORs; provide public notification to the customers served by the Facility for failure to properly monitor the Facility for coliform bacteria through Oct through Dec 2023; provide public notification to the customers served by the Facility for failure to properly monitor the Facility for nitrates during the 2023 compliance period; complete required nitrate sampling for the 2024 compliance period |
| Settlement Amount | $500.00 |
| Legal Authority | Safe Drinking Water Act |
| Date Executed | 24‑Oct‑2024 |