EPA v. UCT
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On February 10, 2021, Region 3 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order against UCT of Bristol, PA for improper hazardous waste management methods at its facility. In this administrative settlement, UCT has agreed to pay a $44,880 penalty and has certified that it has come into compliance with regard to the RCRA Subtitle C violations alleged in the Consent Agreement and Final Order. UCT manufactures solid phase extraction (SPE) materials, silanes, silicones and catalysts. In the Consent Agreement, EPA alleges that UCT stored hazardous waste over 90 days without a permit, failed to properly mark hazardous waste containers, failed to keep hazardous waste containers closed, failed to make waste determinations for certain wastes and failed to provide annual hazardous waste management training to its employees, among other allegations. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) was informed of this enforcement matter as of March 13, 2020
Defendants (1)
- UCTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (8)
UNITED CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES
2731 BARTRAM ROAD, BRISTOL, PA, 19007-6810
Registry ID: 110045677282
UCT
2731 BARTRAM RD, BRISTOL, PA, 19007-6893
Registry ID: 110045677282
UCT
2731 BARTRAM RD, BRISTOL, PA, 19007-6893
Registry ID: 110045677282
UCT
2731 BARTRAM RD, BRISTOL, PA, 19007-6893
Registry ID: 110045677282
UNITED CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES
2731 BARTRAM ROAD, BRISTOL, PA, 19007-6810
Registry ID: 110045677282
UNITED CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES
2731 BARTRAM ROAD, BRISTOL, PA, 19007-6810
Registry ID: 110045677282
UNITED CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES
2731 BARTRAM ROAD, BRISTOL, PA, 19007-6810
Registry ID: 110045677282
UCT
2731 BARTRAM RD, BRISTOL, PA, 19007-6893
Registry ID: 110045677282
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UCTentered 2021-02-10
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $44,880
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2021-02-10Final Order Issued
- 2021-02-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2021-02-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2021-08-12Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602412375
- Case number
- 03-2021-0033
- 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 03-2021-0033 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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