EPA v. THOMASTON, GA, CITY OF

Case summary

7/21/15 - CONSENT AGMT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $40,000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: ON APR 10, 2014 AND APR 14, 2014, EPA CONDUCTED COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTIONS (CEIs) AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITIES IN THOMASTON, GA. DURING THE APR 10, 2014 CEI, EPA OBSERVED RESPONDENT HAD BEEN ACCUMULATING TWO 55-GAL CONTAINERS OF D002 (CORROSIVE) HAZ WASTES, 3 30-GAL CONTAINERS OF D001 (IGNITABLE) HAZ WASTES, AND 16 5-GAL CONTAINERS OF D001 (IGNITABLE), D002 (CORROSIVE), D003 (REACTIVE), AND D009 (TOXIC) HAZ WASTES AT THE FACILITY SINCE JAN 2012, W/OUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS, AND W/OUT RECORDS DEMONSTRATING THAT RESPONDENT HAD PERFORMED WEEKLY INSPECTIONS OF THE HAZ WASTE CONTAINERS. EPA ALLEGES RESPONDENT VIOLATED SEC 12-8-66 OF THE GHWMA, GA CODE ANN. (RCRA 3005) FOR STORING HAZ WASTE W/OUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS BY RAILING TO MEET CONDITIONS OF THE SQG PERMIT EXEMPTION IN GA. COMP. R. AND REGS 391-3-11-.08(1) (40 CFR 262.34(d)) LIMITING THE ACCUMULATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TO 180 DAYS OR LESS AND REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS OF GA. COMP. R. AND REGS. 391-3-11-.10(1) (40 CFR 265.174).

Defendants (1)

• THOMASTON, GA, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• THOMASTON MILLS INC WASTE WATER

  HWY 36 EAST, THOMASTON, GA, 302860004

  Registry ID: 110007493113

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• THOMASTON, GA, CITY OFentered 2015-07-21

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $40,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-07-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-07-21Final Order Issued
• 2015-08-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-08-20Enforcement Action Closed