EPA v. MARC'S CLEANERS (ANITA KATZMAN)

Case summary

RESPONDENT DISPOSED OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TO THE FLOOR OF THE FACILITY AND THE GROUNDWATER UNDERNEATH THE FACILITY. RESPONDENT EVAPORATED CONTACT WATER FROM THE DRY-CLEANING MACHINE, WHICH WAS A LISTED WASTE, F002. BY EVAPORATING THE CONTACT WATER, RESPONDENT TREATED A HAZARDOUS WASTE. FDEP DID NOT APPROVE THIS TREATMENT THEREFORE, RESPONDENT FAILED TO ENSURE TREATMENT OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE IN A FACILITY APPROVED BY THE STATE. SEE ALSO 04-2000-0827. RCRA ISSUED 2 INDIVIDUAL ORDERS ON THE MARCS CLEANERS CASE, ONE TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, ANITA KATZMAN, AND ONE TO THE OPERATOR, MARC EISEMAN. THE REASON WE ISSUED 2 SEPARATE ORDERS, IS THAT WE OBTAINED A SETTLEMENT WITH ANITA KATZMAN, AND HAVE SIGNED A CAFO ON HER CASE. WE FILED HER ORDER AND CAFO ON THE SAME DAY. THE ORDER TO MARC EISEMAN IS STILL UNRESOLVED.

Defendants (2)

• MARCS CLEANERSNamed in settlement
• KATZMAN, ANITANamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MARC EISEMAN

  300 SOUTH PINEAPPLE AVENUE, SARASOTA, FL, 34236

  Registry ID: 110001750506

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MARC'S CLEANERS (ANITA KATZMAN - OWNER)entered 2000-09-28

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2000-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-09-28Final Order Issued
• 2000-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-03-11Enforcement Action Closed