EPA v. Kurt and Cindy Hirschman
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
An EPA contractor inspected the site on August 16, 2016 and found the following: (1) facility failed to continue operation and maintenance of corrosion protection system in a temporarily closed tank system; (2) failure to continue operation and maintenance of release detection in a temporarily closed tank system; (3) failure to permanently close or upgrade a temporarily closed tank system after 12 months; (4) failure to comply with financial responsibility requirements by the required phase-in time; and (5) Failure to comply with temporary closure requirements for a tank system for 3 or more months.
Defendants (1)
- Kurt and Cindy HirschmanNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
KURT & CINDY HIRSCHMAN
14977 SOUTH QUAKER RD, GOWANDA, NY, 14070
Registry ID: 110069549368
Statutes cited
- RCRA 9003[C][3]-[4] — UST Release Detection, Prevention, Correction
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Kurt and Cindy Hirschmanentered 2017-05-26
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $1,970
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2017-05-26Final Order Issued
- 2017-05-26Enforcement Action Closed
- 2017-05-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2017-09-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601176693
- Case number
- 02-2017-7945
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UST Release Detection, Prevention, Correction
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2017-7945 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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