05-1987-0338Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1987· Region 05
EPA v. GALENA INDUSTRIES
Litigated With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$56,500
Case summary
RESPONDENTS PLANNED TO OPERATE A RECYCLING FACILITY PROCES SING LEAD WASTE FROM THE ADJOINING NL INDUSTRIES SUPERFUND SITE. IN PLACING THE WASTE ON THEIR PROPERTY, THE FACILITY BECAME RCRA REGULATED.
Defendants (2)
- GALENA INDUSTRIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- ST. LOUIS LEAD RECYCLERSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ST. LOUIS LEAD RECYCLERS
1500 STATE ST, GRANITE CITY, IL, 62040
Registry ID: 110000612203
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GALENA INDUSTRIES
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $56,500
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1987-06-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1987-06-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1989-10-02Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 26538
- Case number
- 05-1987-0338
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1987-0338 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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