(AGENPARL) – lun 06 gennaio 2025 Issued: Jan 6, 2025 (11:40am EST)
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EPA Fines Truck Stops in Iowa and Missouri for Alleged Clean Water Act
Violations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 – 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa,
KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
EPA Fines Truck Stops in Iowa and Missouri for Alleged Clean Water Act
Violations 
LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 2, 2025) – Two truck stops in Iowa and Missouri – Iowa
80, advertised as “the world’s largest truck stop,” and Joplin 44 –
agreed to pay a combined $390,784 to resolve alleged violations of the federal
Clean Water Act.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the facilities
failed to comply with regulations intended to protect water bodies from
petroleum discharges.
“This settlement represents the federal government’s commitment to
protecting our nation’s waterways and creating a level playing field for
businesses who are complying with the law,” said EPA Region 7 Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance Division Director David Cozad.
EPA discovered the alleged violations during inspections of the truck stops in
2023.
According to the Agency, the truck stops, which are owned by Iowa 80 Group
Inc., failed to adequately develop and implement Spill Prevention, Control,
and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans, as required by the Clean Water Act.
Facilities that store 1,320 gallons or greater of oil products in aboveground
storage tanks are subject to SPCC regulations. Such plans require, among other
things, proper containment to control petroleum releases, inspections of tanks
and piping, and integrity testing of petroleum storage equipment.
In response to EPA’s findings, the facilities revised their SPCC plans,
conducted internal and external tank inspections, and completed the necessary
repairs.
The settlements are detailed in Consent Agreements and Final Orders that will
be subject to a 30-day public comment period. The Consent Agreements are
available online for public review and comment: Iowa 80 and Joplin 44.
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