EPA v. PIONEER INTERSTATE, INC. AND DONG SAN, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$65,000
Case summary
COMPLAINT FILED 9/30/98 PROPOSING A PENALTY OF $75,197. COMPLAINT ALLEGES: COUNT I RESPONDENTS FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT FOR THE UNDERGROUND PIPING COMPONENT OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE UST SYSTEM AND FAILED TO RELEASE DETECTION, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. SECTION 280.42(B)(4). RESPONDENT FAILED TO PERMANENTLY CLOSE THE SUBSTANDARD UST SYSTEM AFTER 12 MONTHS OF TEMPORARY CLOSURE, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. SECTION 280.70(C).
Defendants (2)
- DONG SAN, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- PIONEER INTERSTATE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
DONG SAN
5613 BROADWAY, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37918
Registry ID: 110004952873
Statutes cited
- RCRA 9003 — UST Release Detection, Prevention, Correction Regulations
- RCRA 9002 — Notification Requirements of Underground Storage Tanks
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PIONEER INTERSTATE, INC. AND DONG SAN, INC.entered 1999-05-13
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $65,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-05-13Final Order Issued
- 2001-10-12Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 22836
- Case number
- 04-1998-0500
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WAT
- EPA region
- 04
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UST Release Detection, Prevention, Correction Regulations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-1998-0500 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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