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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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The Honorable Matthew B. Galligan AUG 0 7 2009
Town Manager
Town Hall TOWN OF SOUTH WWNDSOR
1540 Sullivan Avenue
South Windsor, CT 06074
RE: Notice of Enforcement Action
Getty Petroleum Marketing,Inc.
Dear Sir:
The Connecticut General Assembly has enacted law that requires the Department of
Environmental Protection to provide you with notice of an enforcement action in your
municipality. Section 22a-6w of the Connecticut General Statutes states:
Notice to municipality of commissioner's enforcement action. Prior to, or concurrent
with, taking any enforcement action under this title or any action to recover any civil
penalty imposed under this title, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall
give notice of such action to the chief elected official of the municipality in which the
regulated activity which gave rise to such action is located. Such information shall be
held confidential by such official and shall not be considered a public record or public
information for purposes of chapter 3.
In accordance with the Department's obligations pursuant to Section 22a-6w, you are hereby
notified that an enforcement action is being taken against Tony's Turtle Gas, LLC for activities
or conditions at 80 John Fitch Boulevard, South Windsor, Connecticut.
If you have questions concerning this notice,please contact me at(860)424-3702.
Sincerely,
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Seng Ph uthakoun Date
Air Pollution Control Engineer
Engineering&Enforcement Division
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79 Elm Street • Hartford,CT 06106-5127
www.ct.gov/dep
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR
STATE OF CONNECTICUT } Order No. 2105
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TONY'S TURTLE GAS, LLC )
CONSENT ORDER
A. With the agreement of Tony's Turtle Gas, LLC ("Respondent"), the Commissioner of
Environmental Protection("Commissioner") finds the following:
1. Respondent owns, leases, operates, or controls a gasoline dispensing facility ("facility") at 80
John Fitch Boulevard in South Windsor, Connecticut.
2. At the facility, gasoline is dispensed from the stationary storage tank(s) into the fuel tanks of
motor vehicles. Such gasoline is transferred using a Stage II vapor recovery system ("Stage II
system"). A properly operating Stage II system is required by Section 22a-174-30(b)(5) of the
Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies ("Regulations").
3. Pursuant to Section 22a-174-30(e)(2) of the Regulations, a Stage II test is required to be
conducted and approved to verify that the Stage II system is properly operating.
4. Pursuant to Section 22a-174-30(e)(4)of the Regulations, a station that has not passed the Stage II
test is not considered to be properly operating.
5. The Respondent was required to conduct and pass such testing requirements by March 5, 2008.
6. The Respondent has failed to pass such testing requirements and, therefore.does not have a
properly operating Stage II system.
7. By virtue of the above, the Respondent is in violation of Section 22a-174-30(e)(2), Section 22a-
174-30(b)(5) and Section 22a-174-30(e)(4)of the Regulations.
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79 Elm Street • Hartford,CT 06106-5127
www.ct.gov/dep
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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B. With the agreement of the Respondent, the Commissioner, pursuant to Sections 22a-6, 22a-171,
22a-174, 22a-177, and 22a-178 of the Connecticut General Statues, orders as follows:
1. Within sixty (60) days of the issuance of this Consent Order, the Respondent shall perform the
required Stage II testing in accordance with the testing methods specified under Section 22a-174-
30(e)to verify the facility has a properly operating Stage II system.
2. At least seven (7) business days prior to conducting such testing, the Respondent shall notify the
Commissioner in writing of the date and time of such testing and shall allow representatives of
the Commissioner to be present during such testing.
3. Within seven (7) days after completing such testing, the Respondent shall submit to the
Commissioner for his review and written approval, a report including the results of such testing
and all documentation necessary to verify said results.
4. If a Stage II system fails the test required by Paragraph B.1. of this Consent Order as determined
by the Commissioner, such system shall be deemed not properly operating. Within fifteen (15)
days of such failure, the Respondent shall submit in writing the reasons for system failure and
the means by which the problem will be corrected. Within forty-five (45) days of such failure,
the Respondent shall correct the problem and perform a retest of the Stage II system in
accordance with the testing methods specified under Section 22a-174-30(e) of the Regulations to
verify the facility has a properly operating Stage II system. The facility shall demonstrate
compliance with Section 22a-174-30 of the Regulations or cause such facility to cease
dispensing gasoline until the Commissioner determines that such Stage II system is properly
operating at the facility.
5. Full compliance. The Respondent shall not be considered in full compliance with this Consent
Order until all actions required by this Consent Order have been completed as approved and to
the Commissioner's satisfaction.
6. Civil penalty. On or before thirty (30) days after issuance of this Consent Order,the Respondent
shall pay a penalty of $2,500 as the total civil penalty to be sought by the Commissioner for
those, and only those,violations described in Paragraph A.7. of this Consent Order.
7. Payment of penalties. Payment of penalties under this Consent Order shall be mailed or
personally delivered to Bureau of Financial and Support Services--Accounts Receivable Office
["F&SS"]. Department of Environmental Protection, 79 Elm Street, Hartford,,CT 06106-5127,
and shall be by certified or bank check payable to the Treasurer, State of Connecticut. The check
shall state on its face, "Bureau of Air Management Civil Penalty, Air Engineering &
Enforcement Division, Consent Order#2105".
8. Approvals. The Respondent shall use best efforts to submit to the Commissioner all documents
required by this Order in a complete and approvable form. If the Commissioner notifies the
Respondent that any document or other action is deficient, and does not approve it with
conditions or modifications, it is deemed disapproved, and the Respondent shall correct the
deficiencies and resubmit it within the time specified by the Commissioner or, if no time is
specified by the Commissioner,within 30 days of the Commissioner's notice of deficiencies. In
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approving any document or other action under this Consent Order, the Commissioner may
approve the document or other action as submitted or performed or with such conditions or
modifications as the Commissioner deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Consent
Order. Nothing in this paragraph shall excuse noncompliance or delay.
9. Definitions. As used in this Consent Order, "Commissioner" means the Commissioner or a
representative of the Commissioner.
10. Dates. The date of"issuance" of this consent order is the date the consent order is deposited in
the U.S. mail or personally delivered, whichever is earlier. The date of submission to the
Commissioner of any document required by this consent order shall be the date such document is
received by the Commissioner. The date of any notice by the Commissioner under this consent
order, including but not limited to notice of approval or disapproval of any document or other
action, shall be the date such notice is deposited in the U.S. mail or is personally delivered,
whichever is earlier. Except as otherwise specified in this consent order, the word "day" as used
in this consent order means calendar day. Any document or action which is required by this
consent order to be submitted or performed by a date which falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a
Connecticut or federal holiday shall be submitted or performed by the next day which is not a
Saturday, Sunday or Connecticut or federal holiday.
11. Certification of documents. Any document, including but not limited to any notice, which is
required to be submitted to the Commissioner under this Consent Order shall be signed by the
Respondent or, if the Respondent is not an individual, by the Respondent's chief executive
officer or a duly authorized representative of such officer, as those terms are defined in §22a-
430-3(b)(2) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and by the individual(s)
responsible for actually preparing such document, and the Respondent or the Respondent's chief
executive officer and each such individual shall certify in writing as follows: "I have personally
examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this document and all attachments
thereto, and I certify, based on reasonable investigation, including my inquiry of those
individuals responsible for obtaining the information, that the submitted information is true,
accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that any false
statement made in the submitted information is punishable as a criminal offense under Section
§53a-157b of the Connecticut General Statutes and any other applicable law."
12. Noncompliance. This Consent Order is a final order of the Commissioner with respect to the
matters addressed herein, and is nonappealable and immediately enforceable. Failure to comply
with this Consent Order may subject the Respondent to an injunction and penalties.
13. False statements. Any false statement in any information submitted pursuant to this consent order
may be punishable as a criminal offense under §53a-157b of the Connecticut General Statutes
and any other applicable law.
14. Notice of transfer; liabilLty of Respondent. Until the Respondent has fully complied with this
Consent Order,Respondent shall notify the Commissioner in writing no later than 15 days after
transferring all or any portion of the facility,the operations,the site or the business which is the
subject of this Consent Order or after obtaining a new mailing or location address. The
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Respondent's obligations under this Consent Order shall not be affected by the passage of title to
any property to any other person or municipality.
15. Commissioner's powers. Except as provided hereinabove with respect to payment of civil
penalties,nothing in this Consent Order shall affect the Commissioner s authority to institute any
proceeding or take any other action to prevent or abate violations of law, prevent or abate
pollution, recover costs and natural resource damages, and to impose penalties for past, present,
or future violations of law. If at any time the Commissioner determines that the actions taken by
Respondents pursuant to this Consent Order have not successfully corrected all violations, fully
characterized the extent or degree of any pollution, or successfully abated or prevented pollution,
the Commissioner may institute any proceeding to require the Respondents to undertake further
investigation or further action to prevent or abate violations or pollution.
16. Respondent's obligations under law. Nothing in this Consent Order shall relieve the Respondent
of other obligations under applicable federal, state and local law.
17. No assurance by Commissioner. No provision of this Consent Order and no action or inaction
by the Commissioner shall be construed to constitute an assurance by the Commissioner that the
actions taken by the Respondent pursuant to this Consent Order will result in compliance.
18. Access to site. Any representative of the Department of Environmental Protection may enter the
facility without prior notice for the purposes of monitoring and enforcing the actions required or
allowed by this Consent Order.
19. No effect on rights of other persons. This Consent Order neither creates nor affects any rights of
persons or municipalities that are not parties to this Consent Order.
20. Notice to Commissioner of changes. Within 15 days of the date the Respondent becomes aware
of a change in any information submitted to the Commissioner under this Consent Order, or that
any such information was inaccurate or misleading or that any relevant information was omitted,
the Respondent shall submit the correct or omitted information to the Commissioner.
21. Notification of noncompliance. In the event that the Respondent becomes aware that it did not
or may not comply, or did not or may not comply on time, with any requirement of this Consent
Order or of any document required hereunder, the Respondent shall immediately notify by
telephone the individual identified in the next paragraph and shall take all reasonable steps to
ensure that any noncompliance or delay is avoided or, if unavoidable, is minimized to the
greatest extent possible. Within five(5) days of the initial notice,the Respondent shall submit in
writing the date, time and duration of the noncompliance and the reasons for the noncompliance
or delay and propose, for the review and written approval of the Commissioner, dates by which
compliance will be achieved, and the Respondent shall comply with any dates which may be
approved in writing by the Commissioner. Notification by the Respondent shall not excuse
noncompliance or delay, and the Commissioner's approval of any compliance dates proposed
shall not excuse noncompliance or delay unless specifically so stated by the Commissioner in
writing.
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22. Submission of documents. Any document required to be submitted to the Commissioner under
this Consent Order, unless otherwise specified in this Consent Order or in writing by the
Commissioner, shall be directed to:
Seng Phouthakoun
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Air Management
Engineering&Enforcement Division
79 Elm Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06106-5127
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Respondent consents to the issuance of this Consent Order without further notice. The undersigned
certifies that he/she is fully authorized to enter into this Consent Order and to legally bind Respondent to
the terms and conditions of the Consent Order.
Tony's Turtle Gas, LLC
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