The owner of truck stops in Iowa and Missouri has agreed to a fine to resolve alleged EPA violations.
Information from the EPA says the Iowa 80 Group has agreed to pay nearly $391,000 after allegations Clean Water Act violations against the Iowa 80 truck stop near Walcott, Iowa, and the Joplin 44 in Joplin, Missouri. The EPA says a 2023 inspection discovered the two truck stops failed to adequately develop a spill prevention and countermeasure plan required for businesses that store large amounts of oil in above-ground tanks. A company spokesperson says the plan was missing information and was not signed by the staff or a licensed engineer.
The Iowa 80 truck stop is billed as the “world’s largest truck stop” and will pay $204,000 of the fine. The EPA says the two truck stops have also come up with spill management plans to comply with the federal regulations.
(This story was updated to reflect the company had a plan, but it did not meet the EPA requirements.)