EPA v. TECH MET, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On April 24, 2024, Region 3 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order, simultaneously commencing and concluding an administrative action proceeding against Tech Met, Inc. (Tech Met) relating to its Glassport, PA facility for alleged violations of the RCRA and the authorized Pennsylvania Hazardous Waste Management Regulations. Tech Met performs chemical milling and surface finishing on aluminum, titanium, or stainless-steel parts. The violations in the settlement include: (1) Operation without a hazardous waste permit or interim status; (2) failure to keep containers of hazardous waste closed; (3) Failure to keep a written assessment by a professional engineer for two hazardous waste storage tanks; (4) Failure to perform inspections for hazardous waste tanks; (5) Failure to make a hazardous waste determination for materials used in Tech Met?s dip coating room; and (6) Failure to properly manage universal waste lamps. The facility is in an area of potential EJ concern. Region 3 notified PADEP, which had no objections to this action. Per the terms of the Consent Agreement, Tech Met will pay a civil penalty in the amount of $45,785.
Defendants (1)
- TECH MET, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (4)
TECH MET INC/GLASSPORT
15 ALLEGHENY SQUARE, GLASSPORT, PA, 15045-1649
Registry ID: 110000819179
TECH MET, INC.
15 ALLEGHENY SQUARE, GLASSPORT, PA, 15045-1649
Registry ID: 110000819179
TECH MET, INC.
15 ALLEGHENY SQUARE, GLASSPORT, PA, 15045-1649
Registry ID: 110000819179
TECH MET INC/GLASSPORT
15 ALLEGHENY SQUARE, GLASSPORT, PA, 15045-1649
Registry ID: 110000819179
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
TECH MET, INC.entered 2024-04-24
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $45,785
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2024-04-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2024-04-24Final Order Issued
- 2024-04-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2024-05-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603961852
- Case number
- 03-2024-0073
- 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 03-2024-0073 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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