EPA v. ALLIANCE SANITARY LANDFILL, INC

Case summary

ON NOVEMBER 24,2 004, THE EPA EXECUTED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER TO GO ALONG WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER BY CONSENT ( AOC ) SETTLING TWO NOTICES OF NONCOMPLIANCE AND REQUESTS TO SHOW CAUSE ( NON ) ISSUED TO KING GEORGE LANDFILL, INC. AND WASTE MANAGEMENT OF VIRGINIA, INC.'S MAPLEWOOD LANDFILL. BOTH LANDFILLS ARE LOCATED IN VIRGINIA. THE NONS ALLEGED THAT BOTH LANDFILLS HAD VIOLATED THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES ( NSPS ) FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS, 40 C.F.R. PART 60, SUBPART WWW BY FAILING TO PROPERLY MONITOR CERTAIN COMPONENTS OF THE LANDFILL LEACHATE COLLECTION SYSTEMS FOR METHANE GAS EMISSIONS. WHILE BOTH LANDFILLS, WHICH ARE PART OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT FAMILY, HAE DENIED ANY WRONG DOING, THEY, AND 20 OTHER WASTE MANAGEMENT LANDFILLS IN VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND MARYLAND, HAVE AGREED IN THE AOC OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO MODIFY THEIR OPERATING PERMITS TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MONITOR LEACHATE COLLECTION SYSTEM COMPONENTS FOR METHANE GAS EMISSIONS, AND PARY A TOTAL FINE OF $11,500.00

Defendants (1)

• ALLIANCE SANITARY LANDFILL, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (31)

• MAPLEWOOD RECYCLING AND WASTE DISPOSAL (A/K/A AMELIA LANDFILL)

  20221 MAPLEWOOD ROAD, JETERSVILLE, VA, 230830000

  Registry ID: 110002032899

• NORTHWEST SANITARY LANDFILL

  1436 WEST SUNBURY ROAD, WEST SUNBURY, PA, 16061

  Registry ID: 110001060342

• ATLANTIC WASTE DISPOSAL INCORPORATED

  3474 ATLANTIC LN, WAVERLY, VA, 238900000

  Registry ID: 110012710290

• USA VALLEY LANDFILL

  RR 2 BOX 242A PLEASANT VALLEY, IRWIN, PA, 15642

  Registry ID: 110010262107

• SOUTH HILLS LANDFILL (A/K/A ARNONI LANDFILL)

  310 HILL ROAD, LIBRARY, PA, 15129

  Registry ID: 110020050870

• ARDEN LANDFILL

  ARDEN STATION ROAD, WASHINGTON, PA, 15301

  Registry ID: 110000723904

• MONROEVILLE LANDFILL

  600 THOMAS STREET, MONROEVILLE, PA, 15146

  Registry ID: 110007336622

• MIDDLE PENINSULA LANDFILL

  3714 WASTE MANAGEMENT WAY, GLENNS, VA, 231490000

  Registry ID: 110001911183

• LAKE VIEW LANDFILL

  851 ROBISON ROAD EAST, ERIE, PA, 16509

  Registry ID: 110001050059

• PINE GROVE LANDFILL

  RTE 443, PINE GROVE, PA, 17963

  Registry ID: 110001089599

• SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES LANDFILL

  843 MILLER PICKING RD, DAVIDSVILLE, PA, 15928

  Registry ID: 110001057533

• ATLANTIC WASTE DISPOSAL INCORPORATED

  3474 ATLANTIC LN, WAVERLY, VA, 238900000

  Registry ID: 110012710290

• LAUREL HIGHLANDS LANDFILL

  260 LAUREL RIDGE ROAD, JOHNSTOWN, PA, 15909

  Registry ID: 110060876912

• GRAND CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL

  1963 PEN ARGYL ROAD, PEN ARGYL, PA, 18072

  Registry ID: 110020504319

• KING GEORGE COUNTY LANDFILL WASTE MANAGEMENT

  10376 BULLOCK DRIVE, KING GEORGE, VA, 224850000

  Registry ID: 110020504266

• …and 16 more

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALLIANCE SANITARY LANDFILL, INCentered 2004-11-24

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2004-10-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2004-11-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2004-11-24Final Order Issued