The Environmental Protection Agency ordered the Air Force Thursday to take stronger measures to address an oil spill at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California.
had identified the oil spill into Union Creek as early as October 2021. However, the service did not notify the EPA or the federal government’s National Response Center of the leak until Feb. 4, 2022.has made numerous reports about further spillage, including an August 4, 2022, leak of jet fuel from a pipeline on the base into the creek.a notice of noncompliance over the continuing leaks, and notifications to the National Resource Center about oil spillage have continued into 2023, the EPA said.
The EPA contends that action to identify and address the ultimate source of the fuel discharge has not yet been taken by the
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