EPA v. HAVERHILL DPW
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$17,708
Case summary
ON MAY 13, 1996 EPA INSPECTORS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 200 CONTAINERS ON THE GROUND AT THE HAVERHILL DPW FACILITY, APPROXIMATELY 10 OF WHICH HELD HAZARDOUS WASTE. THE FACILITY WAS STORING THESE WITHOUT A RCRA PERMIT, THEREBY VIOLATING RCRA'S PERMIT REQUIREMENT AS WELL AS MANY OF THE RCRA REQUIREMENTS THAT FLOW FROM THE PERMIT REQUIREMENT. ALSO, THE FACILITY, WHICH STORED A LOT OF OIL, DID NOT HAVE A CWA SPCC PLAN.
Defendants (1)
- HAVERHILL DPWNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HAVERHILL DPW
500 PRIMROSE ST, HAVERHILL, MA, 01835
Registry ID: 110024347321
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
- CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
- RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HAVERHILL DPWentered 1997-06-25
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $17,708
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1997-06-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-06-25Final Order Issued
- 1997-08-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 729
- Case number
- 01-1997-0172
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- OES
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- Yes
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-1997-0172 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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