EPA v. EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE (EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE COMPANY - PLANT 4)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On February 28, 2018, Region III entered into a Consent Agreement with, and issued a Final Order to Edgewell Personal Care Company, settling violations of RCRA Subtitle C that EPA inspectors and a Delaware inspector observed during an inspection of the company's feminine hygiene products manufacturing facility in Dover, DE ( Facility ). Because the Facility generates hazardous waste in the form of waste inks and solvents, Edgewell is required to comply with RCRA and the federally-authorized Delaware Regulations Governing Hazardous Waste. These laws protect human health and the environment by providing for the safe management of such hazardous wastes. During the inspection, and through subsequent communications, the inspectors observed that the Facility: (1) operated without a permit; (2) failed to keep waste containers closed; (3) failed to conduct weekly inspections; and (4) failed to amend the Facility's Contingency Plan. The Company has corrected these violations and agreed to pay a penalty of $18,000 to settle the enforcement action. The settlement will ensure that this hazardous waste will be properly contained and managed in the future. The Consent Agreement and Final Order initiate and resolve this enforcement action. An inspector from Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control ( DNREC ) participated in the inspection. EPA informed DNREC of the action by letter on May 11, 2017, and received no objection.
Defendants (1)
- EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE COMPANY - PLANT 4
185 SAULSBURY ROAD, DOVER, DE, 19904
Registry ID: 110070201180
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE (EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE COMPANY - PLANT 4)entered 2018-02-28
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $18,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2018-02-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2018-02-28Final Order Issued
- 2018-03-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-03-07Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601351727
- Case number
- 03-2018-0045
- 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 03-2018-0045 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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