EPA v. CONBRACO INDUSTRIES, INC.

Case summary

9/25/03 - COMPLAINT FILED, PROPOSING THE STATUTORY MAXIMUM PENALTY. ALLEGATIONS: COUNT 1: OPERATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS AT THE MATTHEWS FACILITY WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS; COUNT 2: FAILURE TO OPERATE MATTHEWS FACILITY TO MINIMIZE POSSIBILITY OF A RELEASE; COUNT 3: OPERATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS AT THE PAGELAND FACILITY WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS; COUNT 4: FAILURE TO PACKAGE, LABEL MARK AND MANIFEST HAZARDOUS WASTE; COUNT 5: OFFERING HAZARDOUS WASTE TO TRANSPORTERS WITHOUT EPA IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS; COUNT 6: OFFERING HAZARDOUS WASTE TO A TREATMENT, STORAGE OR DISPOSAL FACILITY THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN EPA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; COUNT 7: DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ON LAND WITHOUT MEETING LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTION TREATMENT STANDARDS; COUNT 8: FAILURE TO DETERMINE IF HAZARDOUS WASTE SAND MET APPLICABLE TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL STANDARDS; COUNT 9: OPERATION OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS; COUNT 10: FAILURE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SOLID WASTE IS A HAZARDOUS WASTE; COUNT 11: STORAGE WITHOUT A PERMIT; COUNT 12: STORAGE WITHOUT A PERMIT;

Defendants (1)

• CONBRACO INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• CONBRACO INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

  1509 VAN L. MUNGO BLVD., PAGELAND, SC, 29728

  Registry ID: 110000740814

• CONBRACO INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

  1509 VAN L. MUNGO BLVD., PAGELAND, SC, 29728

  Registry ID: 110000740814

• CONBRACO INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED MATTHEWS PLANT

  701 MATTHEWS-MINT HILL RD., MATTHEWS, NC, 28105

  Registry ID: 110000348446

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CONBRACO INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 2004-04-08

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $500,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2003-09-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2003-09-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2004-04-08Final Order Issued