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03-2021-0033Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2021· Region 03

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 3002Standards 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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