Under the agreement with CEH, the fuel distributors will
offer for sale the lowest-lead fuel that is commercially
available in sufficient quantity. The companies will
also make Mogas available to airport-based fuel
companies (fixed base operators, or FBOs) that request
it, subject to certain terms (eg, coverage under
liability insurance) and availability.
The companies are also required to warn residents living
within one kilometer of the airports where they operate
of the lead risk, and to post warning signs at the
airports. The companies, including Air Petro Corporation
(a leading seller of Chevron fuels), Eastern Aviation
Fuels (a leading national marketer of Shell branded
fuels), Avfuel Corporation (the nation’s leading
independent supplier of aviation fuels) and others will
pay a combined $550,000 in penalties and legal costs.
Leaded aviation gas has been recognized as a problem for
more than a decade. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots
Association (AOPA), which joined with the National Air
Transportation Association (NATA) and other aviation and
petroleum trade groups to form the General Aviation
Avgas Coalition, told EPA in a 2010 comment that the
groups are committed to “an unleaded future.”
In
2011, the FAA and EPA created the Unleaded Avgas
Transition Aviation Rulemaking Committee, including
industry representatives from the AOPA and NATA, to come
up with lead-free solutions. But the groups’ 2012 report
called for an 11 year process to phase-in lead-free
fuels.
“Eleven years is too long to wait for clean air free
from lead poisoning risks,” said Cox. “We will continue
to monitor the industry and keep the pressure on for
safer fuels as quickly as possible.”
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) is the leading
national nonprofit committed to ending health threats
from toxic chemicals in our air, water, food and in
products we use every day. CEH protects children and
families from harmful chemicals by working with
communities, consumers, workers, and government to
demand and support safer business practices. We also
work with major industries and leaders in green business
to promote healthier alternatives to toxic products and
practices.
Settling Defendants:
Air88,Inc.d/b/aCrown Air Aviation
Air RutterInternational LLC
AirFlite, Inc.
Airport Property Partners LLCd/b/aAPPJetCenter
Amelia Reid Aviation LLC
American Airports Corporation
Ameriflyers of California
Atlantic Aviation Corporation
Aviation Consultants, Inc.d/b/a San Luis Jet Center
Business Jet Center Oakland,LP
California in Nice,Inc.d/b/a Nice Air
Castle & Cooke Aviation Services,Inc.
Channel Islands Aviation,Inc.
KaiserAir,Inc.
Lanc Air Corp.d/b/aSan Diego Jet Center
Landmark Aviation
Loyd’s Aviation
Maguire Aviation Group,LLC
Napa Jet Center, Inc.
Pacific States Aviation Inc.
Rossi Aircraft,Inc.
Sacramento International Jet Center,Inc.
Signature Flight Support Corporation
South Bay Aviation,Inc.
Sun Air Jet,LLC
Van Nuys Skyways d/b/aMillionAirBurbank
Air Petro Corporation and World Fuel Services
Corporation
Avfuel Corporation
Eastern Aviation Fuels, Inc.
Downstream Aviation, LP
Airports:
1. Bob Hope
2. Brackett Field
3. Brown Field Muni Airport
4. Buchanan Field
5. Camarillo Airport
6. El Monte Airport
7. Fresno Yosemite Internatl Airport
8. Hayward Executive
9. John Wayne Airport
10. Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field)
11. Los Angeles Internatl Airport
12. Meadows Field
13. Montgomery Field
14. Napa County Airport
15. Oakland Internatl Airport
16. Palo Alto Airport
17. Reid-Hillview Airport
18. Sacramento Executive Airport
19. San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
20. Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
21. Santa Monica Municipal Airport
22. Van Nuys Airport
23. Zamperini Field
See:
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Friends Of The Earth Pressures EPA To Get The Lead Out
Of Avgas
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NATA Concerned With Environmental Group's Actions On
Avgas
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Avgas Coalition Responds To Threat Of Lawsuit Against
Avgas Suppliers
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