EPA v. EASTERN PLATING COMPANY, INC

Case summary

The CAFO sets forth the following violations applicable to both Respondent’s Pulaski and Baylis Facilities in Baltimore, MD: 1. Operating a hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility without a permit or interim status; 2. Failure to keep hazardous waste containers closed during storage; 3. Failure to maintain an inspection log of weekly hazardous waste inspections; 4. Failure to provide hazardous waste training; 5. Failure to prepare and maintain hazardous waste training records; 6. Failure to make hazardous waste determinations; and 7. Offering hazardous waste to a TSDF without an EPA Identification Number. In addition, the CAFO sets forth the following additional violations for the Baylis Facility: 8. Failure to prepare and/or maintain LDR forms; 9. Failure to prepare hazardous waste manifests; and 10. Transporting hazardous waste without an EPA Identification Number.

Defendants (1)

• EASTERN PLATING COMPANY, INC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• EASTERN PLATING CO INC (BAYLIS)

  1200 SOUTH BAYLIS STREET, BALTIMORE, MD, 212240000

  Registry ID: 110000796470

• EASTERN PLATING CO INC (PULASKI)

  7803 PULASKI HWY, BALTIMORE (BALTIMORE CO.), MD, 21237

  Registry ID: 110001296071

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EASTERN PLATING COMPANY, INCentered 2010-06-08

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $50,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2010-06-08Final Order Issued
• 2010-06-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-06-17Enforcement Action Data Entered