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gringogirl wrote:
> Monday, October 16, 2006 (
>
>  Cain Petroleum owns 19 Chevron Stations in Oregon - the steal from
> customers and pollute BOYCOT
>
> I had the Worst experience at Chevron in Progress 8710 SW Hall
> Boulevard, Beaverton (a currently operating gas station) , next to
> Washington Square and  in the process ( I will post that later) I found
> that Cain Petroleum of Forest Grove has the Worst enviromental record
> and they Own outright 19 Chevron stations in this area.This very
> station was sited by the DEQ for contaminating the groundwater and Cain
> ignored requests for clean- up , just as they are stonewalling me now
> for a refund.
>
> If you have had bad service, been overcharged ( as I was ) then you are
> with a Cain Chevron
> The person to talk to at Cain is Jason  Cain - 503 546 3535 and Chevron
> customer complaint line is 1 800 962 1223
>
> News Release
> For release: May 22, 2002
>
> Contacts:
> Susan Greco, Compliance & Enforcement, Portland, (503) 229-5152
> Nina DeConcini, Communications & Outreach Manager, Portland, (503)
> 229-6271
> Brian White, Communications & Outreach, Portland, (503) 229-6044
>
>
> DEQ Fines Service Station Owner/Operator $1.43 Million For Soil and
> Groundwater Contamination in Portland Area
>
> Nine sites in the Portland area remain contaminated due to lack of site
> investigation and cleanup efforts by Cain Petroleum
>
> The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has levied a total
> of $1,428,720 in civil penalties to Cain Petroleum Inc., Forest Grove,
> for failure to investigate and clean up petroleum releases from
> underground storage tank systems at nine properties Cain Petroleum
> owned or operated in Washington and Multnomah counties.
>
> Cain Petroleum is responsible for the investigation and cleanup at each
> of the nine properties because it managed the underground storage tank
> systems at the time of the releases, which occurred over the past
> several years. The $1.43 million penalty amount represents the combined
> total of penalties issued at the nine properties. The penalty is the
> largest ever issued by DEQ.
>
> Some of the releases were reported to DEQ as early as 1989. Officials
> from DEQ's Office of Compliance and Enforcement said that Cain
> Petroleum did not investigate or initiate cleanup of the releases as
> the Department had requested. Most of the contaminated properties are
> currently operating as gas stations.
>
> "Over the years... Cain has repeatedly ignored requests from the
> Department to complete required (cleanup) actions at these properties,
> including actions that Cain itself indicated were of highest priority
> for completion", DEQ Director Stephanie Hallock wrote in a May 15
> letter notifying Cain Petroleum of the penalty.
>
> Although the extent of the contamination varies at the nine properties
> located in Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro and Tigard, gasoline and
> diesel fuel has seeped into soil and/or groundwater at the sites,
> creating public health hazards.
>
> DEQ is particularly concerned about two properties where liquid
> petroleum is floating on groundwater. These properties are a gas
> station operating at 833 SE Baseline Road in Hillsboro, and Cain
> Petroleum's bulk petroleum plant at 2624 Pacific Ave. in Forest Grove.
> The presence of "free product" floating on groundwater has the
> potential to contaminate drinking water and surface waters. It can also
> generate vapors that can migrate into utility corridors, buildings and
> other enclosed spaces, creating explosion hazards and respiratory
> problems for workers and building occupants.
>
> In addition, most of the nine properties have levels of benzene
> exceeding those established for the protection of human health and
> safety. Benzene, a constituent of gasoline, is a known carcinogen.
> Exposure to benzene via inhalation, skin or eye contact can cause upper
> respiratory tract irritation or eye irritation. Long-term exposure is
> known to cause a variety of health problems, including various types of
> cancer.
>
> Vapor extraction and groundwater cleanup systems that remove petroleum
> contamination must be installed at the Baseline Road and bulk plant
> properties to protect public health and safety, DEQ officials said. The
> majority of the $1.43 million penalty ($1,138,976) is based on the
> economic benefit Cain Petroleum gained by avoiding the costs of
> installing and operating treatment systems at these two properties.
>
> The properties covered by the enforcement action include:
>
> 833 SE Baseline Road, Hillsboro (a currently operating gas station)
> 2624 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove (Cain Petroleum bulk plant)
> 2339 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove (a currently operating gas station)
> 12475 SW Canyon Road, Beaverton (a former gas station site)
>
> 7550 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, Portland (former gas station site)
>
> 9 SE 82nd Ave., Portland (a currently operating gas station)
> 3520 SW Cedar Hills Boulevard, Beaverton (a currently operating gas
> station)
> 13970 SW Pacific Highway, Tigard (a currently operating gas station)
> Since the releases were reported to DEQ, Cain Petroleum has repeatedly
> ignored requests to complete the required investigation and cleanup at
> the nine properties. In May 2001, DEQ issued the company a Notice of
> Noncompliance outlining all the violations and providing timelines for
> correcting the violations. Some of those violations have still not been
> corrected.
>
> In addition to the penalty, DEQ has issued an order requiring Cain
> Petroleum to complete site investigations to determine the nature,
> magnitude and extent of groundwater and soil contamination at the
> sites, including quarterly groundwater monitoring. Cain Petroleum must
> also install and operate petroleum removal, groundwater treatment and
> vapor extraction systems at the Baseline Road and bulk plant properties
> within 30 days of the order.
>
> Cain Petroleum has 20 days from the date of receiving the penalty to
> either pay the penalty or appeal.
>
>
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> Sunday, October 15, 2006
>
>  Boycott Chevron & Cain Petroleum
>
>
> I went to buy gas at the Chevron at the corner of Hall blvd and Scholls
> Ferry in Washington County, Oregon on October 15th, 2006 at 4:30 p.m.
>
>  I asked "Nathan" the gas Jockey( in oregon someone has to pump your
> gas-)
>
> for $10.00 . It took him so long, that I checked my receipt from my
> debit card and saw that he had filled up my tank and it was $35.73.
>
>  I got out of the car and told him that  it was an overcharge and to
> reverse it. He said,"I didn't hear you and I can't , I will have to
> syphon you're tank, otherwise it would be theft."
>
> I said "No, you are supposed reverse it. " I  asked for the manager ;
> no one knew who the manager was nor would they give me the manager's
> name. I asked the other attendent, and he said " I can't do anything
> about it"
>
> I went into the office and tried calling the numbers of some of the
> other Chevrons that were listed under the heading "Cain Petroleum" As I
> was in the office,( which was stripped down and more like what you
> would find in a third world country) I saw a pile of receipts for
> credit and debit transactions with a paper clip..just sitting on top of
> the cash register! Anyone could have gone in the office and taken them,
> with the high traffic and indifferent employees. Never use a debit card
> at a gas station. you have no protection!
>
> Two that answered  did not know of a manager and could not help me.
>
>  I told Nathan I was calling the police .
>
> As I did so, an elderly man with white hair, (who looked like the men
> you see panhandling for cash by the freeway)came in. I told him what
> was happening and he walked away without saying anything.
>
> fifteen  minutes later , Nathan told the police officer ,Gottwald, of
> the traffic division, that this old man was the district manager.
> Nathan did not tell him of the problem .
>
>  frankly , I have almost never seen such bad customer service .. it was
> like being in a third world country.
>
> The police officer told me that this was not the first time he had been
> called to a Chevron, the one on Allen blvd , had also refused to do a
> credit card chargeback and the woman involved had called the police and
> her husband.
>
>  It seems clear to me that Cain Petroleum ,  who has been find over 1.4
> million dollars by the DEQ( Department of Environmental Quality)  , the
> largest find ever in the state of Oregon, has intentionally  refused to
> instruct their marginal employees  in how to do credit card
> chargebacks.
>
> The Portland Police officer ,Gottwald , asked the employees who they
> called if there was an emergency. The employee told him a man's name,
> .when the officer asked for the phone number , he said he didn't know
> itand he was really busy and couldn't help.He walked off.
>
>  It was an episode of "Dumb and Dumber" , with corporate corruption
> thrown in.
>
>  The address for
>
>  Cain Corporation , which is a locally owned , (Forest Grove  Oregon,)
> petroleum company is 4512 Sw kelly
>
> Portland oregon 97239
>
> and the phone number is 503 546 3535.
>
> the PHone number for Chevron , who does have responsiblity in who they
> subcontract to( imagine if macdonalds served roasted dog burgers?)
>
> is 1 800-435 7277.
>
> I ended up leaving with no money refunded and a firm resolve not to
> shop there again.
>
> I will be posting this around the internet. Please help me repost it.
>
> the link to the article on Cain corporation is here:
>
> http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2002/05/27/story3.html
>
>
>
>
> 6:21 PM -

monday afternoon- october 16th 2006
 just spoke with Jason Cain - part of the Cain petroleum dynasty.
My refund for an overcharge is dependent on a teenage employee who had
only been working there two days- filling out an incident form and
Jason Cain , has not been able to track down this employee all day.
I am really fed up - It seems to me that the only way to cut through
the corporate bS is to do a  michael Moore- show up with a sign and a
flyer and a press conference, on the corner of Hall and scholls.
 You know I just might do it- again , I warn people , buy gas in
washington state. dont subsidize these Cain Petroleum and their crappy
employees