owa 80, the self-proclaimed "World's Largest Truckstop," has several restaurants, a truck repair garage, a laundromat, a movie theater, a pet wash service, a chiropractor and even a museum of trucking.
What it and sister truck stop Joplin 80 in Missouri didn't have, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, was an adequate plan for addressing a potential fuel spill.
As a result, owner Iowa 80 Group Inc. has agreed to pay a combined $390,784 fine to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act, the EPA announced Monday.
A proposed consent order says the Iowa 80 Truckstop, on Interstate 80 in Walcott near Davenport, and Joplin 44 in southwest Missouri failed to adequately develop and implement plans that would prevent and control spills as required by the Clean Water Act for facilities that store 1,320 gallons or greater of oil products in above-ground storage tanks.
The truck stops both have above-ground storage of more than 1 million gallons of diesel fuel, gasoline, lubricants and oil, according to the EPA. The agency plans to fine Iowa 80 Group $204,142 for violations at the Iowa business and $186,642 at the Missouri operation.
The EPA said a spill in Iowa could threaten Mud Creek, which eventually flows to the Cedar and Mississippi rivers. And in Missouri, a spill could contaminate Rock Branch Creek, Spring River and eventually, the Grand River, also known as the lower section of the Neosho River.
What it and sister truck stop Joplin 80 in Missouri didn't have, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, was an adequate plan for addressing a potential fuel spill.
As a result, owner Iowa 80 Group Inc. has agreed to pay a combined $390,784 fine to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act, the EPA announced Monday.
A proposed consent order says the Iowa 80 Truckstop, on Interstate 80 in Walcott near Davenport, and Joplin 44 in southwest Missouri failed to adequately develop and implement plans that would prevent and control spills as required by the Clean Water Act for facilities that store 1,320 gallons or greater of oil products in above-ground storage tanks.
The truck stops both have above-ground storage of more than 1 million gallons of diesel fuel, gasoline, lubricants and oil, according to the EPA. The agency plans to fine Iowa 80 Group $204,142 for violations at the Iowa business and $186,642 at the Missouri operation.
The EPA said a spill in Iowa could threaten Mud Creek, which eventually flows to the Cedar and Mississippi rivers. And in Missouri, a spill could contaminate Rock Branch Creek, Spring River and eventually, the Grand River, also known as the lower section of the Neosho River.
