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03-2017-0073Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2017· Region 03

EPA v. ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC.

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

The violations included: storage of hazardous waste without a permit, failure to mark equipment subject to Subpart BB; failure to cap or double valve open ended valves and pipes; failure to conduct weekly inspections of hazardous waste storage areas; failure to properly manage containers of hazardous wastes: failure to maintain job descriptions for personnel handling hazardous wastes: failure to require annual training for personnel and failure to properly manage universal waste.

Defendants (1)

  • ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

  • ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC.

    400 SEAKS RUN ROAD, GLEN ROCK, PA, 173270100

    Registry ID: 110000333103

  • ADHESIVES RESEARCH INC

    400 SEAKS RUN RD, GLEN ROCK, PA, 17327-9500

    Registry ID: 110000333103

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC.entered 2016-12-21

    Primary law: RCRA

    Federal penalty: $116,360

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2016-12-21Final Order Issued
  • 2016-12-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2017-01-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2017-01-19Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3600911212
Case number
03-2017-0073
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 03-2017-0073 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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