(Radio Iowa) – The owner of truck stops in Iowa and Missouri has agreed to a fine to resolve alleged E-P-A violations. Information from the E-P-A says the Iowa 80 Group has agreed to pay nearly 391-thousand dollars after allegations Clean Water Act violations against the Iowa 80 truck stop near Walcott, Iowa, and the Joplin 44 in Joplin, Missouri. The E-P-A says a 2023 inspection discovered the two truck stops failed to develop a spill prevention and countermeasure plan required for businesses that store large amounts of oil in above-ground tanks. The Iowa 80 truckstop is billed as the “world’s largest truckstop” and its portion of the fine is 240-thousand dollars.

The E-P-A says the two truck stops have also devised spill management plans to comply with federal regulations.