EPA v. Raynor & D'Andrea Funeral Service, Inc.

Case summary

Raynor & D'Andrea Funeral Service, Inc., has an on-site septic system which received embalming fluids until March, 2006, when the facility implemented the medical waste box/waterless aspirator. The facility remediated the sanitary system in the summer of 2004. This remediation was in response to a letter, dated April, 2004, from the Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS), citing unpermitted discharges of industrial waste. The SCDHS approved the remediation of the facility’s sanitary system, documented in a letter to the funeral home, dated September, 2004. Following remediation, embalming waste fluids continued to be injected. At the time of the EPA inspection, on August 2, 2007, the facility had not sampled the septic system to determine whether new contamination was deposited between September, 2004 and March, 2006. Initial sampling and analysis results, from 2008, indicate that contaminants are below soil cleanup objectives or below method detection limits. EPA, therefore, is not requiring well remediation; however, EPA is requiring that Respondent pump out the facility’s septic tank and provide documentation that all floor drains in the prep room have been sealed.

Defendants (1)

• Raynor & D'Andrea Funeral Service, Inc.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RAYNOR & D'ANDREA FUNERAL SERVICE, INC

  245 MONTAUK HIGHWAY (MAIN STREET), WEST SAYVILLE, NY, 11796

  Registry ID: 110037239226

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Raynor & D'Andrea Funeral Service, Inc.entered 2008-09-10

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2008-09-10Final Order Issued
• 2008-09-10Enforcement Action Closed
• 2008-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered