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04-2014-4000Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2014· Region 04

EPA v. ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIES, LLC

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

4/29/14 - UNDER THE GHWMR, RESPONDENT WAS REUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENT AT ITS FACILITY AT THE TIME OF THE EPA RCRA COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION (CEI) CONDUCTED ON MAY 22, 2013: A. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 391-3-11-.08 OF THE CHWMR (40 CFR 262.11) A PERSON WHO GENERATES A SOLID WASTE MUST DETERMINE IF THAT WASTE IS A HAZARDOUS WASTE. AT THE THE OF THE CEI, THE EPA INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT THE FACILITY HAD FAILED TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION ON SLUDGES GENERATED BY THE TREATMENT OF ELECTROPLATING WASTEWATERS AT THE FACILITY. THEREFORE, EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED CHAPTER 391-3-11-.08 OF THE GHWMR (40 CFR 262.11) BY FAILING TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION ON SOLID WASTE GENERATED AT ITS FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

  • ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIES LLC

    460 SAWTELL AVE SE, ATLANTA, GA, 30315-5218

    Registry ID: 110016750452

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
  • RCRA 3005Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIES, LLCentered 2014-04-29

    Primary law: RCRA

    Federal penalty: $5,760

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2014-04-29Final Order Issued
  • 2014-04-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2014-05-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2014-05-12Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3400237973
Case number
04-2014-4000
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2014-4000 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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