EPA v. ABBOTT CHEMICALS
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$180,000
Case summary
DISCHARGED HAZARDOUS WASTE INTO SURFACE IMPOUNDMENT W/O IDENTIFYING WASTE, NO GROUNDWATER MONITORING AND IMPOUNDMENT NO LINING. * FACILITY ADDR: ROAD NO 2. KM 58 BARCELONETA, PR 00617 * OWNERSHIP: PRIVATE
Defendants (1)
- ABBOTT CHEMICALSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ABBOTT CHEMICALS INC
RD 2 KM 58.0, BARCELONETA, PR, 00617
Registry ID: 110007806188
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ABBOTT CHEMICALSentered 1992-12-10
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $180,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1992-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1992-04-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-12-10Final Order Issued
- 1992-12-10Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 4441
- Case number
- 02-1992-0090
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- AWTS
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-1992-0090 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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