EPA v. CHROMASCAPE, LLC

Case summary

July 13, 2026 - Consent Agreement This is an administrative penalty assessment proceeding brought under Section 3008(a) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA or the Act), 42 U.S.C. 6928(a), and Sections 22.13(b) and 22.18 of the Consolidated Rules of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties and the Revocation/Termination or Suspension of Permits (Consolidated Rules), as codified at Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), Part 22. Complainant is the Director, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4, who has been delegated the authority on behalf of the Administrator of the EPA to enter into this CAFO pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Part 22 and Section 3008(a) of the Act. The Respondent is ChromaScape, LLC, a limited liability company doing business in the State of South Carolina. This proceeding pertains to the Respondent's facility located at 1514 Bushy Park Road, Goose Creek, South Carolina, 29445 (Facility). The Respondent owns and operates the Facility, located at 1514 Bushy Park Road, Goose Creek, South Carolina. The Respondent is a manufacturer of colorants and additives for a variety of applications while serving multiple markets. Respondent's products are used in the following industries: wood mulch, printing inks, paper, recycled rubber, and specialty solutions. The Respondent generates 1,000 kilograms or more of hazardous waste or one kilogram or more of acute hazardous waste in a calendar month. The hazardous waste generated at the Facility includes hazardous waste with the characteristics of ignitability, corrosivity, and toxicity, and listed hazardous wastes. The Respondent most recently notified as a LQG of hazardous waste and a SQHUW on April 9, 2024. On April 9, 2025, the EPA and the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (DES) conducted a RCRA compliance evaluation inspection (CEI) at the Respondent's Facility. On June 25, 2025, the EPA mailed the Respondent an Opportunity to Show Cause Letter (Show Cause Letter) and a CEI Report documenting its findings from the April 9, 2025, CEI. On June 27, 2025, the Respondent provided the EPA a response to the Show Cause Letter and CEI Report. The Respondent managed and stored solvent contaminated wipes in a 5-gallon container in the Building C9-1 Lab, Spectral Lab Room for over 180 days. The EPA therefore alleges that the Respondent violated Section 44-56-60(a)(2) and (b) of the SCHWMA [Section 3005 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6925], by storing hazardous waste without a permit or interim status, because Respondent failed to comply with the 180-day accumulation time limit for contaminated wipes required by the Solvent-Contaminated Disposable Wipe Exclusion set forth in S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 61-79.261.4(b)(18)(ii) [40 C.F.R. 261.4(b)(18)(ii)]. The Respondent failed to make hazardous waste determinations for one 8-ounce jar of waste material inside a 30-gallon closed container labeled Excluded-Solvent Contaminated Wipes in Building C9-1, and liquid laboratory wastes which include wastes generated from the HPLC and UPLC machines in the laboratory in Building C9-1. The EPA therefore alleges that Respondent violated S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 61-79.262.11 [40 C.F.R. 262.11] by failing to make a hazardous waste determination on solid waste generated at its Facility. The Respondent failed to mark four 55-gallon hazardous waste containers in the CAA with an indication of the hazard of the contents. The EPA therefore alleges that the Respondent violated Section 44-56-60(a)(2) and (b) of the SCHWMA [Section 3005 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6925]. The Respondent consents to the payment of a civil penalty, which was calculated in accordance with the Act, in the amount of ONE HUNDRED FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND SEVEN DOLLARS ($105,207.00), which is to be paid within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this CAFO.

Defendants (1)

• CHROMASCAPE, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CHROMASCAPE, LLC

  1514 BUSHY PARK RD, GOOSE CREEK, SC, 29445

  Registry ID: 110031002199

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CHROMASCAPE, LLCentered 2026-07-13

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $105,207

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2026-07-13Final Order Issued
• 2026-07-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2026-07-21Enforcement Action Data Entered