CRANBERRY TWP — The operator of the 7-Eleven location in the township has settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over alleged violations of underground fuel storage tank regulations.

Handee Marts, based in Gibsonia, Allegheny County, owner and operator of the Cranberry 7-Eleven on Route 228 and of a location in Pittsburgh, was allegedly found to be in violation for failure to properly test its storage tanks and piping, according to the federal EPA officials.

Handee Marts has agreed to pay a $22,758 penalty to settle alleged violations of federal regulations designed to prevent, detect, and control fuel leaks from underground storage tanks.

As part of the settlement, the company neither admitted nor denied liability for the alleged violations, but certified its compliance with regulations.

At the Cranberry location, 1559 Route 228, the company allegedly failed to do automatic line leak detector testing annually on five underground storage tanks, four 8,000-gallon tanks containing gasoline and diesel fuel, and one 5,000-gallon tank containing kerosene, from May 2006 to November 2007. The company also allegedly failed to do line tightness tests of underground pipes on the five tanks from August 2007 to November 2007.

The settlement also covers the Pittsburgh site, 1101 Brookline Blvd. The company allegedly failed to do line leak detector testing on five underground storage tanks and failed to do line tightness testing on underground pipes.