{"id":15498,"date":"2025-11-27T11:15:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/epa-increases-oversight-of-gasoline-spill-south-of-durango\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:48:10","slug":"epa-increases-oversight-of-gasoline-spill-south-of-durango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/epa-increases-oversight-of-gasoline-spill-south-of-durango\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA increases oversight of gasoline spill south of Durango"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Remediation
Remediation work continues on a 97,000-gallon gasoline spill Thursday. Texas-based Enterprise Products LLC bought five properties south of Durango near the site of the spill as part of its cleanup effort. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The Environmental Protection Agency has found that Enterprise Products LLC, a Texas-based oil company, was not complying with hazardous waste treatment laws while cleaning 97,000 gallons of refined gasoline that leaked into the ground in December 2024 south of Durango.<\/p>\n

According to a news release from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the finding came after the tribe expressed \u201csignificant concerns\u201d to the EPA with how the hazardous waste obtained during Enterprise\u2019s remediation work was being managed, treated and stored.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the cleanup, Enterprise submitted a Treatment-by-Rule Request to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to treat hazardous waste on-site, the release said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe EPA has issued a notice of non-compliance to Enterprise regarding violations and safety concerns at the site, including hazardous waste characterization, storage and disposal,\u201d the tribe\u2019s release said. \u201cWith hazardous waste stored near Reservation residents and the Animas River, continued delay puts people and the environment at unnecessary risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the tribe expressed its concerns to the EPA, the agency began increasing its oversight of the remediation work. What it found was that Enterprise was not doing the on-site treatment in a safe way, the release said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn-site hazardous waste treatment can be done in a safe and responsible manner, but there have been issues of non-compliance with applicable hazardous waste laws,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n

The tribe\u2019s Environmental Programs Department recognized the threat to tribal members and the public when the spill was first reported, and has been fully involved in oversight decisions, the tribe\u2019s release said. With the new findings, the department, EPA and CDPHE will conduct a joint inspection on Tuesday to see if Enterprise has rectified the concerns.<\/p>\n

sedmondson@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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