Michael S. Regan 16th Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency | Official Website
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed settlement with OMG Partners of Turlock, Calif., to resolve claims of Clean Water Act violations. The violations occurred after one of the company’s tanker trucks overturned, causing a fuel spill that reached the San Francisco Bay. The proposed settlement requires OMG Partners to pay a civil penalty of $140,000.
“Spilled fuel can cause severe harm to our waters, wildlife and ecosystems, so it’s imperative that it be transported in a safe manner,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. “With this proposed settlement, EPA is showing our commitment to holding accountable entities that pollute waterways in the San Francisco Bay watershed.”
On Dec. 24, 2021, one of OMG Partners’ trucks was transporting 8,500 gallons of unleaded gasoline when it overturned in Fremont, Calif., releasing 7,900 gallons of gasoline. Some of this gasoline flowed into Laguna Creek and subsequently into the San Francisco Bay. At the direction of EPA and California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR), OMG Partners' contractors placed booming in four locations: the main storm drain outfall, Laguna Creek, Agua Caliente, and Coyote Creek.
In the settlement, EPA alleges that OMG Partners’ tanker truck released unleaded gasoline in quantities that may be harmful.
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