EPA v. CLEAN HARBORS FLORIDA LLC

Case summary

7/5/16 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $15,000 DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: RESPONDENT IS A PROVIDER OF ENVIRONMENTAL, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL FOR COMPANIES. RESPONDENT'S FACILITY HAS A PERMIT TO RECEIVE AND STORE HAZARDOUS WASTES FROM AN OFF-SITE FACILITY. THE PERMIT WAS RE-ISSUED ON APR 20, 2012 AND EXPIRES ON DEC 10, 2016. ON DEC 8, 2015, EPA AND FDEP CONDUCTED A COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION (CEI) AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. DURING THE CEI, FDEP AND EPA FOUND THAT RESPONDENT: - WAS USING A SEPARATE FACILITY, OWNED BY A SEPARATE OWNER/OPERATOR WITHA SEPARATE EPA ID NUMBER TO RECEIVE AND SHIP HAZ WASTE VIA RAILCAR, AS RESPONDENT DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS TO A RAIL SPUR AT THE FACILITY. RESPONDENT ONLY RECEIVES AND SHIPS HAZ WASTE VIA A TRACTOR TRAILER. - HAD SIGNED A HAZ WASTE MANIFEST (NUMBER 007621320) AS THE STORAGE FACILITY PERMITTED TO RECEIVE THE HAZ WASTE W/OUT HAVING POSSESSION OF THE RAILCAR OF HAZ WASTE SPECIFIED ON THE MANIFEST. THE MANIFEST WAS FOR THE SHIPMENT OF 4,155 POUNDS OF HAZ WASTE VIA RAILCAR WITH THE FOLLOWING WASTE CODES: D001, D004, D005, D006, D007 AND D008.

Defendants (1)

• CLEAN HARBORS FLORIDA, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CLEAN HARBORS FLORIDA LLC

  7001 KILO AVE, BARTOW, FL, 33830-6672

  Registry ID: 110072195849

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)

• CLEAN HARBORS FLORIDA LLCentered 2016-07-05

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $15,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-07-05Final Order Issued
• 2016-07-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-08-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-08-18Enforcement Action Closed