EPA v. HERCON LABORATORIES CORP
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
ON MARCH 30, 2012, THE REGIONAL JUDICIAL OFFICER ENTER A FINAL ORDER RATIFYING A CONSENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN EPA AND HERCON LABORATORIES CORPORATION SETTLING EPA'S ALLEGATIONS THAT HERCON LABORATORIES CORPORATION VIOLATED SUBTITLE C OF RCRA AND THE EPA-AUTHORIZED PENNSYLVANIA HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS BY ITS STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT INTERIM STATUS OR A PERMIT, IMPROPER USE AND MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINERS, FAILURE TO CONDUCT WEEKLY INSPECTIONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AREA, AND FAILURE TO PROPERLY MANAGE UNIVERSAL WASTE.
Defendants (1)
- HERCON LABORATORIES CORP (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HERCON LABORATORIES CORP
101 SINKING SPRINGS LANE, EMIGSVILLE, PA, 17318
Registry ID: 110001135049
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
- RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HERCON LABORATORIES CORPentered 2012-03-30
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $5,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2012-03-30Final Order Issued
- 2012-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2012-04-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000010385
- Case number
- 03-2012-0129
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2012-0129 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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