EPA fines World’s Largest Truck Stop for alleged clean water act violations

WALCOT, Iowa (KWQC) – The Iowa 80 World’s Largest Truck Stop has been fined by the EPA due to clean water act violations.

The truck stop is ordered to pay $204,142 in fines to the EPA, according to EPA documents.

According to the complaint documents, the truck stop fined due to failure to prepare and implement a Facility Response Plan, and failure to prepare and implement a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan.

The EPA website says the FRP rule requires certain facilities that store and use oil are required to prepare and submit an FRP. An FRP demonstrates a facility’s preparedness to respond to a worst case oil discharge.

The Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule is to help facilities prevent a discharge of oil into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines, according to the EPA website. The SPCC rule requires facilities to develop, maintain, and implement an oil spill prevention plan, called an SPCC Plan. These plans help facilities prevent oil spill, as well as control a spill should one occur.

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