EPA v. ST JOHNSBURY VT TOWN OF HIGHWAY DEPT
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
ST JOHNSBURY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT STORED A QUANTITY OF A WASTE/PAINT/SOLVENT/THINNER MIXTURE, AS WELL AS, WASTE OIL AT ITS GARAGE. REGION ALLEGES THAT THE DEPARTMENT FAILED TO MEET BASIC HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS (WASTE DETERMINATIONS, LABELING/MARKING, STORAGE, ETC.) FOR THESE WASTES. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF WASTE OIL STORED AT THE GARAGE, REGION 1 ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE DEPARTMENT FAILED TO PREPARE AND IMPLEMENT A SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND COUNTERMEASURE (SPCC) PLAN FOR THE GARAGE.
Defendants (1)
- ST JOHNSBURY VERMONT TOWN OF HIGHWAY DEPTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ST JOHNSBURY HIGHWAY DEPT
217 ALMSHOUSE RD, ST JOHNSBURY, VT, 05819
Registry ID: 110012237579
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3014 — Restrictions on Recycled Oil
- RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ST JOHNSBURY VT TOWN OF HIGHWAY DEPTentered 2004-06-30
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $20,000 · SEP: $59,749
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2003-11-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2004-06-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2004-06-30Final Order Issued
- 2011-08-10Demand for Stipulated Penalties
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 108111
- Case number
- 01-2004-5001
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Restrictions on Recycled Oil
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2004-5001 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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