Three companies settle with EPA over oil storage claims

By Globe Staff

Three New England companies will pay penalties to resolve allegations that they violated federal regulations on the storage of oil, the US Environmental Protection Agency said today.

Mantrose-Haueser Co. Inc., of Attleborough, will pay $34,000. Rice Oil Co., of Greenfield, will pay $157,500. And Irving Oil Co., with US operations based in Portsmouth, N.H., will pay $55,000.

The agency said the settlements were part of an ongoing EPA effort to prevent oil spills.

"Oil spills can do significant damage to the environment," Robert Varney, regional administrator of EPA's New England office, said in a statement. "Facilities that store and distribute oil have a responsibility to carefully follow established procedures to minimize risks of oil spills."

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