EPA v. IBM CORP - EASTVIEW RESEARCH FACILITY

Case summary

PERMIT VIOLATIONS: MAINTENANCE OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND UN- DERTAKING INSPECTIONS. AT THE TIME OF 3/28/85 INSPECTION, IT WAS REVEALED THAT RESPONDENT DID NOT MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS AT THE FACILITY: 1) WASTE ANALYSIS PLAN; 2)PERSONNEL TRAINING DOCU- MENTS AND RECORDS; 3) CONTINGENCY PLAN; 4) CLOSURE PLAN; AND 5) CLOSURE COST ESTIMATE. RESPONDENT WAS, THEREFORE, IN VI- OLATION OF MODULE I, CONDITIONS G(1) THRU G(5), OF THE RCRA PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 3005 OF RCRA AND THE REGU- LATORY REQUIREMENTS PROMULGATED UNDER SECTION 3004 OF RCRA. AT TIME OF THE 3/28/85 INSPECTION, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE FACILITY'S HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AREA HAD NOT BEEN IN- SPECTED ON A WEEKLY BASIS BETWEEN 3/6 & 3/29/85; A CRACK WAS OBSERVED IN THE DIKE OF ONE OF THE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS; THE INSPECTION LOG WAS DEFICIENT WITH REGARD TO THE RECORDING OF A CRACK IN ONE OF THE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS. A 4/19/85 IN- SPECTION REVEALED THAT THE DIKE HAD NOT YET BEEN SEALED. RESPONDENT WAS, THEREFORE, IN CONTINUED VIOLATION OF MODULE II, CONDITION E, OF THE RCRA PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO RCRA SECTION 3005 & REGULATORY RQRMTS UNDER RCRA SECTION 3004.

Defendants (1)

• IBM CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• IBM CORPORATION EASTVIEW RESEARCH FACILITY

  OLD SAW MILL RD AT 100C, TARRYTOWN, NY, 10591

  Registry ID: 110000739443

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• IBM CORP - EASTVIEW RESEARCH FACILITYentered 1987-06-26

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $900

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1985-12-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1985-12-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1987-06-26Final Order Issued
• 1987-06-26Enforcement Action Closed