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EPA PRESENTS AWARDS TO CAPE'S 'GROUNDWATER GUARDIANS'

Release Date: 04/23/1997
Contact Information: Leo Kay, EPA Press Office, (617)918-4154 Charlotte Stiefel, Barnstable County Offices, (508)362-2511, ext. 334

BOSTON -- EPA's New England Administrator John P. DeVillars joined state and local officials April 23 to present "Groundwater Guardian" awards to 98 environmentally responsible Cape Cod marinas and gas stations who have maintained exemplary care of their undergound fuel storage tanks.

Over the past three years, officials with the Barnstable County Department of Health and the Environment have inspected 300 Cape Cod facilities. Today's awards were presented to the 46 gas stations and marinas who had no significant environmental violations relative to their fuel storage. The 52 sites that had environmental violations but corrected them quickly will receive an honorable mention. Facilities found in violation were referred to the local fire departments for further action.

"My hat is off to the gas station and marinas we are honoring today whose underground storage tank maintenance helps keep the Cape's groundwater safe and free of pollution," DeVillars said. "From Orleans to Falmouth, these businesses have proven that environmental protection and a well-run business go hand in hand."

Barnstable County and the local fire departments carried out the inspections with funding from the EPA, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services. The inspections served as part of a 10-year effort on the Cape to increase leak detection compliance, and to encourage the replacement of leak-prone bare steel tank systems with safer, double-wall tanks. The EPA is also working through the states to provide technical assistance and guidance to tank owners in helping them comply with the regulations.

The EPA is launching a leak detection campaign next month to identify underground storage tank owners that may not be as diligent as today's award winners. The EPA, along with its New England state counterparts, will be targetting bare steel tanks that have not complied with leak detection requirements, such as performing daily inventories and conducting annual tightness testing. Over the last two and a half years, the EPA has conducted more than 400 inspections of underground storage tanks in New England, issuing over 75 citations.

The final federal deadline for replacing or upgrading substandard underground storage tanks is December 1998. This requirement -- which was set in rule in 1988, and gave every UST owner 10 years to come in compliance -- will be not be extended by the EPA or the states. The hope is that these substandard undreground storage tanks will be pulled before they fail, and prevent them from being added to the over 10,000 releases already documented in New England.

Following is a listing of today's 98 award recipients:

BARNSTABLE-AWARD WINNERS
Cumberland Farms (Gulf); #375 Barnstable Rd Hyannis
Cumberland Farms (Gulf); 395 W Main St, Hyannis
Fournier Exxon; 230 Iyanough Rd, Hyannis
Mobil 01QJH; 156 Iyanough Rd, Hyannis
Mobil 01QJH; 1449 Route 132, Hyannis
Shell; 590 Iyanough Rd, Hyannis

BARNSTABLE-HONORABLE MENTION
Barnstable RD Auto Repair; 91 Barnstable Rd, Hyannis
Christy's; 50 Ocean St , Hyannis
Cotuit Oil; 905 Main St, Cotuit
Hyannis Sunoco; 258 Iyanough Rd, Hyannis
Millway Marine; 269 Millway; Barnstable
Osterville Exxon; 792 Main Street, Osterville
Oyster Harbors Marine; 122 Bridge St, Osterville
Santuit Sunoco; Route 28, Santuit
Shell; 381 Camp St, Hyannis
Shell; 577 W Main St, Hyannis
Sunoco; 0006-0467; 1617 Falmouth Rd, Centerville
Texaco 11-143-1306; North St/Bassett Lane, Hyannis
Texaco 11-143-180; 1140 Iyanough Rd, Hyannis

BOURNE-AWARD WINNERS
Bourne Bridge Exxon; 2 Head Of The Bay RD, Buzzards Bay
Canal Fuel; 123 Bridge St, South Sagamore
Kingman Marine; Ship Yard Ln, Cataumet
Santuit Oil I (CITGO); 847 Sandwich Rd, South Sagamore
Santuit Oil III (CITGO); 48 Macarthur Blvd, Bourne
Scusset Service Station; Meetinghouse Ln, Sagamore Beach
Sorenti Bros Texaco; Sagamore Rotary, Sagamore
Tuckertown BP; 246 Main St, Buzzards Bay
Xtra Mart; 261 Main St, Buzzards Bay

BOURNE-HONORABLE MENTION
Bourne Rotary Texaco; Bourne Circle, Bourne
Cumberland Farms (Gulf);435 Shore Rd, Monument Beach
Getty 30670-Texaco; 372 Barlows Landing Rd, Pocasset
Sunoco 0014-3347; Main St & Old Bridge Rd, Buzzards Bay

BREWSTER-AWARD WINNER
Cumberland Farms (Gulf); Route 6A, Brewster

BREWSTER-HONORABLE MENTION
Mobil 01705; 2160 Route 6A, Brewster

CHATHAM-AWARDS WINNERS
Cumberland Farms (Gulf); 849 Main St, Chatham
Oyster River Boatyard: Barn Hill Lane Exit, W Chatham

CHATHAM- HONORABLE MENTION
Chatham Citgo; 211 Orleans Rd, N Chatham
Chatham Mobil; 678 Main St, Chatham
Chatham Yacht Basin; 99 Squanto Dr, W Chatham
Getty 30612; 679 Main St, Chatham
Meservey;s Service Station; 1698 Main St W Chatham
Outermost Harbor Marine; 83 Seagull RD, Chatham
Ryder's Cove Boatyard; 46 Ryder's Cover Rd, N Chatham

DENNIS-AWARD WINNERS
Cumberland Farms (Gulf); 470 Rt 134, S Dennis
Cunberland Farms (Gulf); 1569 Rt 6A & 134, E Dennis
Mobil 01266; Route 134, S Dennis
Shell; 497 RT 134, S Dennis
Shell; Route 6A, E Dennis

DENNIS- HONORABLE MENTION
Mobil 01707; Route 28, Dennisport
Mobil 01708; 773 Rout 6A, Dennis

FALMOUTH-AWARD WINNERS
Cumberland Farms (Gulf); 400 Main St, E Falmouth
Cumberland Farms (Gulf); 797 E Main St, Falmouth
Shell; 445 Spring Bars RD, Falmouth
Texaco 11-143-054; 607 Main St, Falmouth
White's Automotive Center; 435 Palmer Ave, Falmouth

FALMOUTH-HONORABLE MENTION
Cumberland Farms (Gulf); Route 28, Waquoit
Dyer's Gulf; 21 N Main St, Falmouth
Edwards Boatyard; 1209 E Falmouth Hwy, E Falmouth
Falmouth Marine & Yachting Center; 278 Scranton Ave, Falmouth
Falmouth Mutual; 502 Main St, Falmouth
Flying Bridge Marina; 220 Scranton Ave, Falmouth
Getty 30524; 40 Davis Straits, Falmouth
Getty 30631; 714 W Falmouth Hwy, W Falmouth
MacDougalls Cape Cod Marine; 145 Falmouth HTS Rd, Falmouth
Mobil 01PV4;RT 28 & Spring Bars Rd, Falmouth
Sunoco 0006-0301; 212 Teaticket Hwy, E Falmouth
Wild Harbor Auto Service; 4 Wild Harbor RD, N Falmouth
Woods Hole Boat Sales; 227 Clinton Ave, Falmouth

HARWICH-AWARD WINNERS
Allen Harbor Marine Serv; 335 Lower Country Rd, Harwichport
Cumberland Farm (Gulf); 578 Main St, Harwichport
Getty 30615; 709 Main St Harwich
Harwichport Sunoco; 435 Main St, Harwichport

HARWICH-HONORABLE MENTION
Harwich Exxon; 173 Pleasant Lake Ave, Harwich
Harwichport Boat Works; 4 Harbor Rd, Harwichport
W Harwich Sunoco; 4 Rt 28, W Harwich

MASHPEE-AWARD WINNERS
Mashpee Mobil; Route 28, Mashpee
Mobil 01B3T; 548 Falmouth Rd, Mashpee
Shell; Route 151, Mashpee

MASHPEE-HONORABLE MENTION
Mike's Service Station; 135 Route 130, Mashpee

ORLEANS-AWARD WINNER
Cumberland Farms (Gulf); 119 Cranberry Hwy, Orleans
Mobil 01QJW; Route 6A, Orleans

ORLEANS-HONORABLE MENTION
Bills Sunoco; 50 Route 28, Orleans
Brownie's Texaco; 103 Rote 6A, Orleans
Getty 30623; 96 Cranberry Hwy, Orleans
Gills Automotive; 154 Route 6A, Orleans

PROVINCETOWN-AWARD WINNER
Cumberland Farms (Gulf); 100 Shankpainter Rd

SANDWICH- AWARD WINNERS
Canning Mobil; 491 Route 6A, E Sandwich
Cotuit RD Mobil; 267 Cotuit Rd, Forestdale
J & M Petroleum; 127 Route 6A, Sandwich
Sandwich Service Center; 336 Route 130, Sandwich

SANDWICH- HONORABLE MENTION
Sandwich Marina; 25 ED Moffit Dr, Sandwich

TRURO-HONORABLE MENTION
Sonny's Gulf; Route 6, N Truro

WELLFLEET-HONORABLE MENTION
D & D Citgo; Route 6, S Wellfleet

YARMOUTH-AWARD WINNERS
Mobil 01760; 511 Station Ave, S Yarmouth
Mobil 01QJY; RT 28 & Sea Ave, W Yarmouth
Shell; 446 Station Ave, S Yarmouth
Xtra Mart; 1282 Route 28, S Yarmouth

YARMOUTH- HONORABLE MENTION
Getty 30676 (Texaco); 1308 State Rd, S Yarmouth