An investigation into Pike Fuels (formerly Gulf Oil) by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) that dates back to 2019 has resulted in a $2 million settlement Attorney General William Tong’s office announced today.
The settlement includes a $1.2 million civil penalty and $800,000 in remediation funds “to support environmental remediation, mitigation, and monitoring.” Those funds will include $100,ooo for New Haven first responders and an additional $100,000 for New Haven-based environmental justice investigations.
In October 2019, DEEP found that Gulf Oil, which operated a marine terminal for unloading and unloading oil and petroleum in New Haven until April 2024, released 2,700 gallons of gasoline into ground adjacent to Long Island sound during a transfer operation. During recovery actions, DEEP also encountered “weathered petroleum” unrelated to the spill “in the subsurface of the site.”…