EPA v. NEW YORK CITY, OF AND COSMOS GROUP CORP
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$28,322
Case summary
TRANSPORT OF LEAD-BASED PAINT WITHOUT A TRANSPORTER ID OR HAZARDOUS WASTE MAINIFEST TO AN UNAUTHORIZED FACILITY. * FACILITY NAME: CITY ISLAND BRIDGE, NY, NY * COMMENTS ON CCDS: FAILURE BY CITY OF NEW YORK TO OVERSEE CONTRACTOR, RESULTING IN ILLEGAL SHIPMENTS (I.E., BY UNLICENSED TRANSPORTER AND WITHOUT MANIFESTS) OF LEAD-BASED PAINT WASTE TO OFF-SITE STAGING AREA PRIOR TO LEGAL SHIPMENT VIA MANIFEST TO AUTHORIZED FACILITY. * 06/30/00 - COMPLAINT ISSUED (TWO DEFENDANTS) * 01/29/01 - CA/FO ISSUED (ONE DEFENDANT) *
Defendants (2)
- COSMOS GROUP CORPNamed in complaint
- NEW YORK CITY, OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITY ISLAND BRIDGE
BRIDGE CONNECTING BRONX TO CITY ISLAND, BRONX, NY, 10464
Registry ID: 110010763110
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NEW YORK CITY, OF AND COSMOS GROUP CORP.entered 2001-01-29
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $28,322
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-06-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-08-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-01-29Final Order Issued
- 2001-01-29Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 7559
- Case number
- 02-2000-7108
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- WTS
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2000-7108 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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