EPA v. QUAD GRAPHICS, INC. (QUAD GRAPHICS, INC. - WV ANNEX)

Case summary

On September 6, 2017, the Regional Judicial Officer entered a Final Order ratifying a Consent Agreement between EPA and Quad/Graphics, Inc., resolving violations of the West Virginia Hazardous Waste Management regulations and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subpart C regulations observed during an EPA inspection conducted on September 14, 2016 and a subsequent investigation of Quad/Graphics. Quad/Graphics? printing facility is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia. A representative of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection participated in the EPA Compliance Evaluation Inspection of Quad/Graphics? facility. Quad/Graphics allegedly violated RCRA Subtitle C regulations by operating a hazardous waste storage facility without a permit, interim status or a valid exemption to the permit requirement; failing to conduct hazardous waste determinations on solid waste generated at the facility; failing to inspect weekly all areas of the facility where containers of hazardous waste were stored, and failing to keep containers holding hazardous waste closed except when it is necessary to add or remove waste. Quad/Graphics will pay a $31,880 civil penalty.

Defendants (1)

• QUAD GRAPHICS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• QUAD GRAPHICS, INC. - WV ANNEX

  891 AUTO PARTS PLACE, SUITE #1, MARTINSBURG, WV, 25403

  Registry ID: 110043419976

• QUAD GRAPHICS, INC. - WV ANNEX

  891 AUTO PARTS PLACE - SUITE#1, MARTINSBURG, WV, 25403

  Registry ID: 110043419976

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• QUAD GRAPHICS, INC. (QUAD GRAPHICS, INC. - WV ANNEX)entered 2017-09-06

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $31,880

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2017-09-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-09-06Final Order Issued
• 2017-09-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-11-16Enforcement Action Closed