EPA v. CENTRAL METAL FINISHING
Case summary
EPA INSPECTORS OBSERVED THAT CENTRAL METAL FINISHING WAS TREATING HAZARDOUS WASTES WITHOUT A PERMIT BY EVAPORATING WASTEWATERS AND PLATING BATHS GENERATED DURING ITS PLATING PROCESS. IN ADDITON, EPA INSPECTORS ALSO DETERMINED THAT CMF VIOLATED RCRA BY FAILING TO: INSPECT ITS HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AREAS; TRAIN EMPLOYEES RSPONSIBLE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT; FAILING TO MARK ITS HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH REQUIRED INFORMATION; OBTAIN A WRITTEN ASSESSMENT OF THE INTEGRITY OF TANKS USED FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE STORGAE; AND KEEP HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINERS CLOSED. THROUGH THIS COMPLAINT, EPA SEEKS UP TO THE STATUTORY MAXIMUM PENALTY AND ORDERS CENTRAL METAL FINISHING TO REACH COMPLIANCE WITH SEVERAL RCRA REGULATIONS.
Defendants (1)
- Central Metal FinishingNamed in complaint
Facilities (1)
CENTRAL METAL FINISHING INC
80 FLAGSHIP DR, NORTH ANDOVER, MA, 01845
Registry ID: 110003489715
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2006-04-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2007-03-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 175905
- Case number
- 01-2006-5007
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- 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 01-2006-5007 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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