EPA v. NEWPORT MEDIA INC
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$24,000
Case summary
THIS IS AN ACTION FOR CIVIL PENALTIES AND FOR COM- PLIANCE TO ADDRESS VIOLATIONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS OF NY STATE, WHICH HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER SUCH REGULATIONS IN LIEU OF EPA REGULATIONS, STORAGE OF DRUMS WITHOUT A PERMIT; FAILURE TO MARK/LABEL DRUMS, FAILURE TO CLOSE DRUMS, FAILURE TO CONDUCT WEEKLY INSPECTIONS; FAILURE TO POST NAME OF EMERGENCY COORDINATOR AND SPILL CONTROL MATERIAL NEXT TO TELEPHONE. *
Defendants (1)
- NEWPORT MEDIA INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NEWPORT MEDIA
250 MILLER PL, HICKSVILLE, NY, 118011826
Registry ID: 110009470777
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
- RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NEWPORT MEDIA INCentered 1998-10-08
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $24,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-10-08Final Order Issued
- 1998-10-08Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 6454
- Case number
- 02-1998-0101
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- WTS
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- 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 02-1998-0101 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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