EPA v. US DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Case summary

EPA issued a RCRA 3013 Unilateral Administrative Order to the United States Army for its Engineer Proving Ground facility located in Fairfax County, Virginia. The Army has identified forty-four Solid Waste Management Units on its Facility, including underground waste tanks, dumps, drum storage areas, a hydrocarbon spill area, seven ranges and a waste ordnance pit, among others. The Order requires the Army to conduct monitoring, testing, analysis and reporting, in the context of a RCRA Facility Investigation to determine the nature and extent of the hazard at the Facility .

Defendants (1)

• US DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• US ARMY ENGINEERING PROVING GROUND

  7500 BACKLICK RD, SPRINGFIELD, VA, 22015

  Registry ID: 110000620347

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3013 — Monitoring, Analysis, Testing

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• US DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2005-03-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-09-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order