Future Oil Spills Prevention by Cargill Inc.
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Business
Settlement of Clean Water Act Violations Aims to Prevent Future Oil Spillsby Cargill Incorporated
Cargill Incorporated, a privately held multinational corporation headquartered in Minnetonka, Minn., has agreed to settle allegations that it violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) at two different large oil storage facilities located in Blair, Neb., and Eddyville, Iowa.
Through the settlement with EPA Region 7, Cargill will pay a civil penalty of $187,500 to the United States.
The Clean Water Act requires facilities that store large quantities of oil to develop a Facility Response Plan (FRP) that outlines procedures for addressing "worst-case" discharges of oil.
By being prepared and by conducting required response drills, facilities are better situated to prevent environmental harm from such releases.
Each of Cargill's two facilities produces and stores more than 1 million gallons of oil.
Combined, the two facilities have a total estimated storage capacity of more than 7 million gallons.
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