EPA v. MATTIACE PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY

Case summary

MATTIACE PETROCHEMICAL CO., ( MATTIACE ), GLEN COVE, NY, VIOLATED TWO EPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS. ONE ORDER, A BI-LATERAL RCRA CONSENT AGREEMENT AND CONSENT ORDER, WAS VOLUNTARILY ENTERED INTO BY MATTIACE ON OCT. 25, 1983, AND HAS NOT BEEN FULLY COMPLIED WITH TO DATE. THE SECOND ORDER, A DEFAULT ORDER, WAS ISSUED AFTER MATTIACE FAILED TO RESPOND TO A RCRA COMPLAINT. THIS COMPLAINT WAS BASED ON MATTIACE'S FAILURE TO SUBMIT A PART B RCRA PERMIT APPLICATION OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, A RCRA CLOSURE PLAN. A PENALTY OF $15,000 WAS ASSESSED IN THE DEFAULT ORDER. A CIVIL ACTION SHOULD BE COMMENCED TO COLLECT THIS $15,000 CIVIL PENALTY DULY AS- SESSED BY EPA REGION II PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SECTION 3008 OF RCRA. ADDITIONAL COUNTS IN THIS CIVIL ACTION WILL INCLUDE A DEMAND FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND ADDITIONAL CIVIL PENALTIES BASED ON MATTIACE'S CONTINUED FAILURE TO SUBMIT PART B AP- PLICATION OR A CLOSURE PLAN IN VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO RCRA.

Defendants (3)

• MATTIACE PETROCHEMICAL CO
• MATTIACE INDUSTRIES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MATTIACE, LOUIS PRESIDENTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MATTIACE PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY

  GARVIES POINT ROAD, GLEN COVE, NY, 11542

  Registry ID: 110002042334

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008 — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MATTIACE INDUSTRIES INCentered 1991-03-26

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $15,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1984-09-28Referred To Headquarters
• 1984-10-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1985-03-12Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1985-03-28Complaint Filed With Court
• 1991-03-26Concluded
• 1991-03-26Final Order Lodged
• 1991-03-26Final Order Entered
• 1996-09-30Enforcement Action Closed