EPA v. CAMBRIDGE PLATING COMPANY INC

Case summary

THE REGION PROPOSES THE FILING OF A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST CAMBRIDGE PLATING COMPANY INC. FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND PENALTIES UNDER SECTIONS 3002 AND 3008 OF RCRA FOR THE COMPANY'S VIOLATION OF GENERATOR STANDARDS AND LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. AN INSPECTION OF THE COMPANY'S FACILITY BY EPA INSPECTORS ON MARCH 10, 1993 REVEALED THE FAILURE OF CAMBRIDGE PLATING TO OPERATE ITS FACILITY IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE HAZARD- OUS WASTE GENERATOR STANDARDS, INCLUDING PERSONNEL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINER MANAGEMENT REQUIRE- MENTS, EXPORTS REGULATIONS, AND LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTION REGULATIONS. AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION SEEKING PENALTIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $236,995 BE IMPOSED AND THAT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF BE SOUGHT (I) PROHIBITING CAMBRIDGE PLATING FROM STORING HAZARDOUS WASTE AT THE FACILITY FOR GREATER THAN 90 DAYS, (II) PROHIBITING CAMBRIDGE PLATING FROM OPERATING THE FACILITY IN VIOLATION OF THE RCRA GENERATOR STANDARDS, (III) REQUIRING THE FACILITY TO UNDERTAKE AN ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT OF ITS HAZARD- OUS WASTE OPERATIONS, AND (IV) REQUIRING CAMBRIDGE PLATING TO UNDERTAKE AN ANALYSIS OF THE WASTE MINIMIZATION AND POLLUTION PREVENTION POTENTIAL OF THE FACILITY'S OPERATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• CAMBRIDGE PLATING COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PURECOAT NORTH

  39 HITTINGER ST., BELMONT, MA, 02478

  Registry ID: 110000311243

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CAMBRIDGE PLATING COMPANY INCentered 1996-10-08

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $40,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1993-04-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1993-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1996-04-05Complaint Filed With Court
• 1996-10-08Final Order Lodged
• 1996-10-08Final Order Entered
• 1996-10-08Concluded