EPA v. DSC LTD

Case summary

EPA ISSUED A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER UNDER SECTION 7003 OF RCRA AFTER FINDING THAT OILY WASTES IN THE TANDEM MILL POND WERE POSING AN IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGER- MENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING MIGRATORY BIRDS. A U.S. FWS INSPECTOR FOUND NUMEROUS DEAD AND DYING MIGRATORY BIRDS IN AND NEAR THE TANDEM MILL POND DURING AN INSPECTION IN APRIL 1999. RESPONDENT HAS REPRESENTED THAT IT IS ADDRESS- ING THE OILY WASTES, BUT DURING A JULY INSPECTION, U.S. EPA AND U.S. FWS FOUND OILY WASTES AND ADDITIONAL DEAD MIGRATORY BIRDS AT THE TANDEM MILL POND.

Defendants (1)

• DSC LTD.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DSC LIMITED TRENTON PLANT

  1491 W. JEFFERSON AVE., TRENTON, MI, 48183

  Registry ID: 110000406285

Statutes cited

• RCRA 7003 — Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DSC LTDentered 1999-06-21

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 1999-06-21Final Order Issued
• 1999-08-24Enforcement Action Data Entered