EPA v. AAI CORPORATION

Case summary

ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2017, 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. AAI CORPORATION MANUFACTURERS UNMANNED VEHICLES AT ITS FACILITY IN COCKEYSVILLE, MARYLAND, AND A GENERATOR OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, IT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED MARYLAND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY PROVIDING FOR THE SAFE MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. AS A RESULT OF A COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION AND SUBSEQUENT COMMUNICATIONS, EPA DISCOVERED THAT AAI CORPORATION HAD BEEN OPERATING A HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE AND/OR DISPOSAL FACILITY WITHOUTA PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS, AND HAD FAILED TO: KEEP HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINERS CLOSED, CONDUCT WEEKLY INSPECTIONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AREAS, MAKE HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATIONS, AND PROPERLY LABEL UNIVERSAL WASTE BATTERIES. UNDER THE CAFO, AAI CORPORATION HAS AGREED TO FULLY COMPLY WITH HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND PAY A CIVIL PENALTY OF $23,000.00.

Defendants (1)

• AAI CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AAI CORPORATION

  124 INDUSTRY LANE, COCKEYSVILLE, MD, 21030

  Registry ID: 110055098585

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AAI CORPORATIONentered 2017-09-27

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $23,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2017-09-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-09-27Final Order Issued
• 2017-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-10-11Enforcement Action Closed