EPA v. CABLEC INDUSTRIAL CABLE COMPANY

Case summary

CABLEC INDUSTRIAL CABLE CO. OF MARION, IN., MANUFACTURES INSULATED, NONFERROUS COAXIAL CABLE AND POLYMERIC COATINGS USED TO COAT NONFERROUS CABLES. WIRE CLEANING GENERATES WASTE SOLVENTS AND ACID; DELIMING ALSO GENERATES ACID. PAINTING OF THE MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS GENERATES A WASTE PAINT/TOLUENE MIXTURE AND WASTE TOLUENE. CABLEC GENERATES AND STORES F-SOLVENTS AND CALIFORNIA LIST WASTES. F005 WASTES HAVE BEEN ACCUMULATED IN QUANTITIES GREATER THAN NE- CESSARY TO FACILITATE INT TRANSPORTATION AND TREATMENT, AND HAVE BEEN STORED FOR GREATER THAN ONE YEAR. THE INDIANA DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MNGR. (IDEM) CONDUCTED A RCRA INSPECTION AT THE FACILITY ON NOVEMBER 30, 1989. THE INSPECTION IDENTIFIED VIOLATIONS OF THE LAND DISPOSAL RESTRI CTION (LDR) REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH AT 40 CFR PART 268. SPE- CIFICALLY, THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE NOVEMBER 30, 1989, INSPECTION: 1) THE FACILITY DID NOT REVISE ITS WASTE ANALYSIS PLAN TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF 40 CFR PART 268; 2) SHIPPING RESTRI CTED WASTE WITHOUT ATTENDANT OR COMPLETE NOTIFICATIONS; 3) OPERATING RECORDS DID NOT TRACK THE LOCATION, QUANTITY, AND DATES THAT WASTE EXCEEDING TREATMENT STANDARDS ENTERED AND AND WERE REMOVED FROM STORAGE; 4) DID NOT DETERMINE THE AP- PROPRIATE TREATABILITY GROUP FOR THE RESTRICTED WASTES GENE- RATED; 5) MISCLASSIFIED F-SOLVENT WASTES F005 AS DOO1; 6) DID NOT DETERMINE IF THE WASTES EXCEED APPLICABLE TREATMENT STANDARDS; 7) STORED SPENT F-SOLVENT WASTES FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTION (LDR) RE- GULATIONS ALSO WERE IDENTIFIED DURING A PREVIOUS INSPECTION AT THE CABLEC FACILITY. THE LDR VIOLATIONS DISCOVERED DUR- ING THE NOVEMBER 30, 1989, INSPECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR RE FERRAL AND JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT. VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAND DISPOSAL REGULATIONS IS NECESSARY TO DETER FUTURE NONCOMPLIANCE AT CABLEC AND TO PLACE THE REGULATED COMMUNITY ON NOTICE OF THE US' INTENTION TO FULLY ENFORCE THOSE REGULA TIONS.

Defendants (1)

• CABLEC INDUSTRIAL CABLE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• BICC GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

  440 EAST 8TH STREET, MARION, IN, 469532406

  Registry ID: 110000401574

• BICC GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

  440 EAST 8TH STREET, MARION, IN, 469532406

  Registry ID: 110000401574

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CABLEC INDUSTRIAL CABLE COentered 1994-05-25

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $127,500

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1990-11-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-12-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1991-02-22Complaint Filed With Court
• 1994-05-25Final Order Lodged
• 1994-05-25Final Order Entered
• 1994-05-25Concluded
• 1994-06-03Enforcement Action Closed