EPA v. CALGON CARBON

Case summary

2/20/14 - CONSENT DECREE ENTERED. WITHIN 30 DAYS, DEFENDANT SHALL PAY THE SUM OF $1,274,000 AS A CIVIL PENALTY IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF ALL VIOLATIONS OF RCRA ALLEGED IN THE COMPLAINT; AND THE SUM OF $226,000, AS A CIVIL PENALTY IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF ALL VIOLATIONS OF THE CWA ALLEGED IN THE COMPLAINT. WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CONSENT DECREE, DEFENDANT SHALL SUBMIT TO EPA A REQUEST FOR A CONTAINED-IN-DETERMINATION (CID) ON THE WASTEWATER LAGOONS. WITHIN 45 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CD, DEFENDANT SHALL SUBMIT A PHASE II LAGOON SOLIDS STOCKPILE SAMPLING QAPP AND PHASE II LAGOON SOLIDS STOCK PILE SAMPLING WORK PLAN TO ADDRESS SAMPLING AND TESTING OF THE PHASE II LAGOON SOLIDS STOCKPILE. THE QAPP AND WORK PLAN SHALL BE DEVELOPED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED PHASE I LAGOON SOLIDS STOCKPILE SAMPLING QAPP AND PHASE I LAGOON SOLIDS STOCKPILE SAMPLING WORK PLAN. UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE PHASE II QAPP AND WORK PLAN BY EPA, DEFENDANT SHALL IMPLEMENT THE WORK PLAN WITHIN 15 DAYS. WITHIN 90 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CD, DEFENDANT SHALL SUBMIT A SITE SPECIFIC QAPP AND WORK PLAN, TO ADDRESS SAMPLING AND TESTING OF THE GROUNDWATER AT DEFENDANT'S RESIDUAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL. THE WORK PLAN SHALL DOCUMENT THE METHODOLOGY AND PROVIDE A SPECIFIC SCHEDULE THAT THE DEFENDANT SHALL USE TO CONDUCT THE WORK, AND TO PROVIDE THE RESULTS TO EPA AND KYDEP. UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE QAPP AND WORK PLAN BY EPA, DEFENDANT SHALL IMPLEMENT THE WORK PLAN WITHIN 15 DAYS.

Defendants (1)

• CALGON CARBON CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• CALGON CARBON COPORATION - BIG SANDY PLT

  15024 US-23, CATLETTSBURG, KY, 41129

  Registry ID: 110008459578

• CALGON CARBON COPORATION - BIG SANDY PLT

  15024 US-23, CATLETTSBURG, KY, 41129

  Registry ID: 110008459578

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3004VU — TSD Corrective Action
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
• RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CALGON CARBON (04-2014-C005)entered 2014-02-20

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $1,600,000

Timeline (9 milestones)

• 2008-07-03Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2008-07-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-10-01Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2010-02-23Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2013-10-28Final Order Lodged
• 2013-10-28Complaint Filed With Court
• 2014-02-20Final Order Entered
• 2014-02-20Concluded
• 2018-05-24Enforcement Action Closed