EPA v. ENVIRONMENTAL PURIFICATION INDUSTRIES COMPANY

Case summary

ENVIRONMENTAL PURIFICATION INDUSTRIES ( EPI ) IS A FACILITY IN TOLEDO, OHIO, THAT OPERATES TWO (2) BOILERS THAT BURN OR PROCESS HAZARDOUS WASTE, DURING A MARCH 3 AND 4, 1993 INSPECTION BY U.S. EPA, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT EPI WAS NOT PROPERLY ANALYZING THE WASTE STREAMS FEEDING INTO ITS BOILER FOR ASH, CHLORINE, CHLORIDE A HEAVY METAL. PURSUANT TO THE NEW U.S. EPA BOILER AND INDUSTRIAL FURANCE ( BIF ) REGULATIONS, AT 40 CFR PART 266. EPI WAS CITED IN THE U.S. EPA COMPLAINT FOR 6 VIOLATIONS AND ORDERED TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS. THE OTHER VIOLATIONS INVOLVED FAILURE TO DEVELOP PROPER OPERATING LIMITS AND FAILURE TO HAVE PROPER FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FOR CLOSURE. U.S. EPA SET A PENALTY AMOUNT OF $771,121.

Defendants (1)

• ENVIRONMENTAL PURIFICATION INNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL

  BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084

  Registry ID: 110009327022

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ENVIRONMENTAL PURIFICATION INDUSTRIES COMPANYentered 1994-06-30

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $10,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1993-12-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1993-12-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1994-06-30Final Order Issued
• 1994-08-03Enforcement Action Closed