EPA v. COMPUNETICS, INC

Case summary

Respondent failed to properly manage hazardous waste generated and temporarily accumulated on site, including failing to properly label and mark with the accumulation start date containers holding hazardous waste and failing to keep hazardous waste containers closed during storage except when necessary to add or remove waste. Respondent also mismanaged universal waste lamps by failing to store such lamps in containers that were closed, labeled properly, and marked with the accumulation start date. Finally, Respondent failed to maintain the required copies of hazardous waste manifests after they were signed by the designated TSDF indicating that the hazardous waste which had been shipped offsite had arrived at its final destination.

Defendants (1)

• COMPUENTICS, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• COMPUNETIC MONROEVILLE FAC

  700 SECO ROAD, MONROEVILLE, PA, 151460000

  Registry ID: 110000841858

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COMPUNETICS, INCentered 2010-04-20

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $7,220

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2010-04-20Final Order Issued
• 2010-04-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-05-06Enforcement Action Data Entered