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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
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Leaking Underground Storage Tanks in Michigan
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality fined BP Products North America Inc. $869,150 for leaking underground storage tanks at eight of its former gasoline stations in Michigan. “The DEQ is currently monitoring over 200 former gasoline stations where BP has reported releases from underground tank systems. A study conducted by the DEQ in January 2006, found a noncompliance rate of approximately 60 percent and that 47, or 63 percent, of BP’s 74 highest risk sites have not complied with regulations in Michigan’s Leaking Underground Storage Tanks statutes.”
- Misconduct Type
- Environment
- Enforcement Agency
- State/Local
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Administrative
- Disposition
- Fine
- Date of Announcement
- 6/1/2007
Contractors Involved |
Penalty |
Total |
|
BP P.L.C. |
$869,150
|