The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a September 18th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Sainaath, LLC (“Sainaath”) addressing an alleged violation of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. UST26-0087.
The Order provides that Sainaath owns three USTs in Fairview, Tennessee.
TDEC Division of Underground Storage Tanks (“Division”) personnel are stated to have performed a compliance inspection at the facility on May 6th.
The following violation is stated to have not been addressed:
- Failure to conduct monthly monitoring on pressurized underground piping.
The Division is stated to have sent letters to Sainaath regarding the inspection and asking for documentation indicating correction of the alleged violation.
The company is stated to have not, to date, cooperated fully and remains in noncompliance.
The Order proposes a civil penalty of $2,400. Further, Sainaath is required to perform all actions necessary to correct the outstanding violations within a specified time period.
The Order provides certain appeal rights.
A copy of the Order can be downloaded here.
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