Refinery to Pay $112K for Oil Pollution Prevention Violations

Lunday-Thagard Company dba World Oil Refining will pay a $112,673 penalty for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act’s Oil Pollution Prevention Regulations at its South Gate, Calif. refinery and storage facility, according to the Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday.

The World Oil facility is located near the Rio Hondo Channel and the Los Angeles River, which flow to the Long Beach Harbor, the Pacific Ocean, and the Golden Shore Marine Reserve, which is an environmentally sensitive site, according to the EPA.

World Oil developed an updated tank testing and inspection schedule, implemented a revised oil spill prevention training program, ...