EPA v. L'Henri, Inc. d/b/a One Hour Martinizing

Case summary

Respondents operated a hazardous waste management facility and stored hazardous waste without having obtained a permit or qualifying for interim status, and did so for an extended period of time (over 3 years). Respondent failed to prepare and/or maintain required facility hazardous waste manifest and land disposal records and were unable to account for some 10,000 pounds of hazardous waste. In addition, Respondents: Released mercury vapor to the atmosphere through the disposal of spent fluorescent light bulbs as trash in the regular garbage; Storaged perc solvent in drums and tanks, adjacent to channels and floor drains leading to a storm drain in the alley, risking release in the event of a spill or leak (facility did not have available spill control and decontamination equipment); and Storaged hazardous waste perc in open containers. Also, open perc sludge and muck transfer containers and brushes were caked with perc-contaminated, hazardous waste residue. This Case Action brings a halt to the aforementioned activities and substantially reduces, if not eliminates, regular generation of hazardous wastes thru injunctive relief and employs a pollution prevention SEP to further reduce environmental pollutants.

Defendants (1)

• L'Henri Inc d/b/a One Hour Martinizing (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ONE HOUR MARTINIZING

  8AB ESTATE ROSS, ST THOMAS, VI, 00804

  Registry ID: 110008202391

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• L'Henri, Inc. d/b/a One Hour Martinizingentered 2007-07-13

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $5,000 · SEP: $40,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2007-07-13Enforcement Action Closed
• 2007-07-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2007-07-13Final Order Issued
• 2007-08-28Enforcement Action Data Entered