EPA v. POWERCON CORPORATION

Case summary

ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2015, REGION III FILED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ('CAFO ) FOR VIOLATIONS OF MARYLAND'S HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS, WHICH MARYLAND ADMINISTERS IN LIEU OF THE FEDERAL HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY RCRA SUBTITLE C. AT ITS FACILITY IN SEVERN, MARYLAND, POWERCON CORPORATION HAD BEEN OPERATING A HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE AND/OR DISPOSAL FACILITY WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS, AND HAD FAILED TO: CONDUCT WEEKLY HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINER STORAGE AREA INSPECTIONS; COMPLY WITH PERSONNEL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; COMPLY WITH PERSONNEL TRAINING RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS; COMPLY WITH CONTINGENCY PLAN PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND; PROPERLY LABEL UNIVERSAL WASTE BATTERIES. UNDER THE CAFO, POWERCON CORPORATION HAS AGREED TO FULLY COMPLY WITH HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS, PAY A CIVIL PENALTY OF $40,000.00, AND PERFORM A SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT ( SEP ). THE SEP IS THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF A FLUIDKLEEN AQUEOUS FLUID CONDITIONING UNIT THAT WILL ALLOW POWERCON CORPORATION TO REUSE CUTTING FLUID INSTEAD OF DISPOSING OF THE CUTTING FLUID. THIS SEP WILL COST $2,695.00 TO INSTALL AND REMOVE THE LARGEST SOURCE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATED AT THE FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• POWERCON CORPORATION (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• POWERCON CORP

  1551 FLORIDA AVE, SEVERN, MD, 21144

  Registry ID: 110000796247

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• POWERCON CORPORATIONentered 2015-09-22

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $40,000 · SEP: $2,156

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-09-22Final Order Issued
• 2015-09-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-02-13Enforcement Action Closed