EPA v. HARRISON COUNTY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$24,000
Case summary
COUNTY WORKERS BURIED A NUMBER OF DRUMS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS WASTE ILLEGALLY. THERE WAS NO NOTIFICAION TO EPA WHEN THEY DID IT. THE COUNTY IS CONSIDERED TO BE QUITE POOR. A FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY ANALYSIS WAS DONE. THE STATE IS HANDLING CLOSURE ISSUES AT THIS SITE. THE INITAL PENALTY WAS PROPOSED TO BE $400000. WE COUNTERED LATER WITH $95,000 BASED UPON THE ABILITY TO PAY ANALYSIS. EVENTUALLY SETTLEMENT REACHED AT $24,000 BASED UPON A NEW BEN ANALYSIS. CAFO SIGNED BY THE COUNTY ON JUNE 23, 1993.
Defendants (1)
- HARRISON COUNTY, OHIONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL
BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084
Registry ID: 110009327022
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HARRISON COUNTYentered 1993-08-12
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $24,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1992-02-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1993-07-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-08-12Final Order Issued
- 1993-09-17Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28409
- Case number
- 05-1993-0897
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- SWERB
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1993-0897 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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