The Environmental Protection Agency has fined eight corridor firms for violating the federal Clean Water Act. Gottson Oil Inc. in Jennings was fined $19,515 for an 8,200-gallon oil spill into George Ditch and associated wetlands, which is a tributary of Murrell Canal and Lake Long in Iberville Parish. River Parishes Oil Company of Norco was fined $1,800 for violating federal spill prevention, control and countermeasure regulations. A federal inspection of a bulk storage facility on Airline Highway in Norco found no SPCC plan and inspection reports were not maintained for three years. Personnel working at the facility also lacked the proper training on preventing or dealing with discharges. The inspection also found inadequate measures to prevent or contain discharges from reaching nearby waterways. The EPA also fined the following firms for varying spill prevention violations it discovered during recent inspections: A-1 Electrical Contractors Inc., Harvey, $1,350; Joe’s Landing, Barataria, $1,100; Salty’s Marina, Madisonville, $850; Southern Seaplane Inc., Belle Chasse, $700; Westwego Export Terminal, Westwego, $700; and Stanco Inc., Abita Springs, $650.
Eight corridor firms fined for Clean Water Act violations
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