EPA v. PURECOAT NORTH LLC (CAMBRIDGE PLATING CO LLC)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
EPA REGION I HAS ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER UNDER RCRA 3008(a) TO CAMBRIDGE PLATING CO LLC, AND PURECOAT NORTH LLC, THE FORMER AND CURRENT OPERATORS OF A METAL FINISHING FACILITY LOCATED IN BELMONT, MA. THE COMPLAINT PROPOSES A PENALTY OF $69,000 FOR VIOLATIONS WHICH OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER A FIRE AT THE FACILITY IN MAY OF 2002. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT CAMBRIDGE PLATING FAILED TO MAKE HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATIONS, FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE IN TANKS, AND FAILED TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE RESPONSE TO AN EPA REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING EVENTS AFTER THE FIRE
Defendants (2)
- PURECOAT NORTH LLC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- CAMBRIDGE PLATING CO LLC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PURECOAT NORTH LLC
39 HITTINGER ST, BELMONT, MA, 02478-0000
Registry ID: 110000311243
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PURECOAT NORTH LLC (CAMBRIDGE PLATING CO LLC)entered 2004-03-25
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $50,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2003-02-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2003-02-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2004-03-25Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 91452
- Case number
- 01-2003-0015
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2003-0015 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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