EPA v. FAIRFIELD TEXTILES CORPORATION

Case summary

GREATER THAN 90-DAY STORAGE; NO TANK INSPECTIONS; INADEQUATE CONTINGENCY PLAN, PERSONNEL TRAINING, DOCUMENTATION; FAILURE TO MAKE WASTE DETERMINATION; FAILURE TO MAKE VO CONC. DETER- MINATION; AND FAILURE TO CONTROL AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS. CCDS - CASE SUMMARY RESPONDENT STORED SPENT PERCHLORETHYLENE CONTAMINATED WASTEWATER AT ITS FACILITY FOR GREATER THAN 90 DAYS WITHOUT HAVING OBTAINED A RCRA PERMIT, INTERIM STATUS OR AN EXTEN- SION TO THE 90-DAY STORAGE PERIOD; FAILED TO CONDUCT DAILY INSPECTIONS OF THE TANK SYSTEMS WHERE IT WAS STORING PERCH- LOROETHYLENE CONTAMINATED WAST; FAILED TO KEEP RECORDS DOCUMENTING INSPECTIONS OF THE TANKS SYSTEMS; FAILED TO DEVELOP A CONTINGENCY PLAN TO ADDRESS RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AT ITS FACILITY; FAILED TO DETERMINE THE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND COTENT OF THE WASTES STORED IN TANKS AT ITS FACILITY, IN VIOLATION OF RCRA. THE SETTLEMENT WILL REQUIRE FAIRFIELD TO UNDERTAKE A NUMBER OF REMEDIA ACTIONS, INCLUDING: CESSATION OF USE OF PERCHLOROETHYLENE AS A DRY CLEANING AGENT; CESSATION OF PURCHASES OF PERCHLORETHYLENE FOR USE IN ITS DRY CLEANING EQUIPMENT; DECONTAMINATION OF ALL EQUIPMENT AT THE FACILITY THAT HAS BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH PERCHLORETHYLENE; TESTING OF ALL WASTES GENERATED THROUGH THE DECONTAMINATION PROCESS AND SHIPMENT OF THE WASTES TO AN APPROPRIATE DISPOSAL FACILITY. *

Defendants (1)

• FAIRFIELD TEXTILES CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FAIRFIELD TEXTILES CORPORATION

  55 PASSAIC AVENUE, FAIRFIELD, NJ, 07004

  Registry ID: 110000317933

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FAIRFIELD TEXTILES CORPORATIONentered 2001-12-05

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $23,953

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2000-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-10-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-12-05Final Order Issued
• 2001-12-05Enforcement Action Closed