EPA v. CALSONICKANSEI NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Case summary

9/30/05 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. IN ITS DECEMBER 18, 2003, LETTER TO EPA, CKNA DISCLOSED THAT ITS FACILITY LOCATED IN MANCHESTER, TN, MAY HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS: SECTION 3002 IN THAT THE COMPANY FAILED TO MAKE A PROPER HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 262.11, AND FAILED TO PROPERLY LABEL, DATE AND MANAGE HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINERS, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 262.34. SECTION 110 OF CAA IN THAT THE COMPANY VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TENNESSEE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS 1200-3-9-.01(1)(a) AND 1200-3-0-.02(2) BY FAILING TO OBTAIN AIR PERMITS FOLLOWING PHYSICAL MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES IN THE METHOD OF OPERATION FOR THE FACILITY AND VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS OF TENNESSEE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS 1200-3-4-.03 BY THE OPEN BURNING OF WOOD PALLETS AND OTHER WASTE AT THE FACILITY. SECTION 312 OF EPCRA IN THAT THE COMPANY FAILED TO SUBMIT TIER II FORMS TO THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2001 AND 2002. SECTION 313 OF EPCRA IN THAT THE COMPANY FAILED TO COMPLETE ALL PARTS OF THE FORM R IT SUBMITTED TO EPA. SECTIN 301 OF THE CWA IN THAT THE COMPANY FAILED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A STORM WATER PLAN AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 122.26.

Defendants (1)

• CALSONICKANSEI NORTH AMERICA, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (3)

• CALSONIC MANUFACTURING CORP.

  1 CALSONIC WAY, SHELBYVILLE, TN, 37160

  Registry ID: 110002106015

• CALSONICKANSEI NORTH AMERICA (CKNA)

  305 STANLEY BLVD., SHELBYVILLE, TN, 37160

  Registry ID: 110000370606

• CALSONICKANSEI NORTH AMERICA (CKNA)

  1 CALSONIC WAY, SHELBYVILLE, TN, 37160

  Registry ID: 110002106015

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CALSONICKANSEI NORTH AMERICA, INC.entered 2005-09-30

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2005-09-30Enforcement Action Closed
• 2005-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2005-10-03Enforcement Action Data Entered