EPA v. EASTERN TERMINALS INC OF NEW JERSEY

Case summary

THIS REFERRAL IS PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) AND (G) OF RCRA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928(A) AND (G), FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND CIVIL PENALTIES TO REDRESS VIOLATIONS OF RCRA REQUIREMENTS THAT APPLY TO MARKETERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE AND/OR USED OIL BURNED FOR ENERGY RECOVERY. AT THE REQUEST OF REGION II, EPA'S NATIONAL ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIONS CENTER ( NEIC ) CONDUCTED INVESTIGATIONS AT TEN FACILITIES IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY TO DETERMINE THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE WASTE OIL REGULATIONS. THESE INVESTI- GATIONS FOCUSED ON WHETHER THE MARKETING ACTIVITIES OF THESE FACILITIES COMPLIED WITH SUBPARTS D AND E OF 40 C.F.R. PART 266. ALL NEW JERSEY FACILITIES WERE FOUND TO BE IN VIOLAT- ION OF THE WASTE OIL REGULATIONS. THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATIONS OF PART 266 REGULATIONS ARE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS. BECAUSE OF THE POTEN- TIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ENFORCING THE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND FILING THESE COMPLAINTS PROMPTLY ASSUMES INCREASED IMPORTANCE. BY FILING THESE CASES, THE UNITED STATES CAN BEGIN TO ESTABLISH AN ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE IN AN AREA WHERE NON- COMPLIANCE THREATENS PUBLIC HEALTH. * FACILITY ADDRESS: 1510 KENNEDY BLVD. JERSEY CITY, N.J. 07305 OWNERSHIP: PRIVATE SIC CODE: 2869

Defendants (2)

• EASTERN OF NEW JERSEY TERMINALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• EASTERN OF NEW JERSEY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EASTERN OF NJ INC

  1510 KENNEDY BLVD, JERSEY CITY, NJ, 073051707

  Registry ID: 110004135604

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EASTERN OF NEW JERSEY INCentered 1992-02-28

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $195,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1988-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1989-01-09Returned To Region
• 1989-09-29Rereferred
• 1990-06-14Complaint Filed With Court
• 1992-02-28Final Order Lodged
• 1992-02-28Final Order Entered
• 1992-02-28Concluded
• 1997-02-28Enforcement Action Closed