EPA v. KING INDUSTRIES INC
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$16,283
Case summary
KING INDUSTRIES DEVELOPS AND MANUFACTURES SPECIALTY CHEMICALS FOR THE LUBRICANT ADDITIVE AND PAINTS AND COATINGS INDUSTRIES. AS A RESULT OF ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESSES KING GENERATES HAZARDOUS WASTES INCLUDING WASTE METHANOL, MIXED ORGANIC WASTES AND SULFURIC ACID. EPA ALLEGED NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS OF RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS. PURSUANT TO THIS SETTLEMENT, KING INDUSTRIES WILL PAY A $16,283 CIVIL PENALTY AND WILL PERFORM A SEP THAT SHALL COST NO LESS THAN $500,000 THAT WILL TOTALLY RECON- FIGURE ITS HAZARDOUS WASTE TANK FACILITIES.
Defendants (1)
- KING INDUSTRIES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
KING INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
2 SCIENCE ROAD, NORWALK, CT, 06852
Registry ID: 110064856204
KING INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
2 SCIENCE ROAD, NORWALK, CT, 06852
Registry ID: 110064856204
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
- RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KING INDUSTRIES INCentered 2000-09-29
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $16,283
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2000-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-09-29Final Order Issued
- 2000-10-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1397
- Case number
- 01-2000-0213
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- OES
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- No
- 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 01-2000-0213 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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