EPA v. NORQUAY TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED (NORQUAY TECH CHESTER FAC)

Case summary

ON OCTOBER 23, 2014, REGION III FILED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ( CAFO ) FOR VIOLATIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS, WHICH PENNSYLVANIA ADMINISTERS IN LIEU OF THE FEDERAL HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY RCRA SUBTITLE C. AT ITS FACILITY IN CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, NORQUAY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION ( NORQUAY ) WAS STORING, TREATING AND DISPOING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS TO OPERATE A HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL ( TSD ) FACILITY. IN ADDITION TO OPERATING A TSD FACILITY WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS, NORQUAT FAILED TO MAKE HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATIONS FOR CERTAIN LABORATORY CHEMICALS AND SPENT SOLVENTS, FAILED TO KEEP HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINERS CLOSED DURING STORAGE EXCEPT WHEN NECESSARY TO ADD OR REMOVE WASTE, FAILED TO PROVIDE REQUIRED HAZARDOUS WASTE TRAINING TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES, FAILED TO MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS WASTE TRAINING RECORDS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES, FAILED TO MAINTAIN LDR FORMS, AND FAILED TO COMPLY WITH HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND PAY A CIVIL PENALTY.

Defendants (1)

• NORQUAY TECHNOLOGY, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CHESTER SPECIALTY CHEM / CHESTER CITY

  800 W FRONT ST, CHESTER, PA, 19013-3654

  Registry ID: 110000336093

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NORQUAY TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED (NORQUAY TECH CHESTER FAC)entered 2014-10-23

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $34,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-10-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-10-23Final Order Issued
• 2014-11-13Enforcement Action Data Entered