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05-2001-0562Administrative - FormalComplaint Filed/AO IssuedFY 2001· Region 05

EPA v. CHEM-PLATE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Case summary

POTENTIAL VIOLATION OF FAILURE TO MAKE HW DETERMINATION, MANIFEST ERRORS, CONTAINER MARKING, TO MINIMIZE HAZARD OF RELEASE AND STORING CONTAINERS CLOSED. CHEM-PLATE WILL COMPLETE A SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT(INSTALL A SEPARATE TREATMENT LINE FOR NICKEL PLATING WASTES SO THAT THEY ARE NOT COMINGLED WITH THE CHROMATE PLATING WASTES, THEREBY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF F006 WASTE THE FACILITY GENERATES

Defendants (1)

  • CHEM-PLATE INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • CHEM PLATE IND INC

    1990 E DEVON, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, 60007

    Registry ID: 110000428733

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • CHEM-PLATE INDUSTRIESentered 2003-02-14

    Primary law: RCRA

    Federal penalty: $31,000 · SEP: $180,250

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2001-08-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2002-05-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2003-02-14Final Order Issued

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
33189
Case number
05-2001-0562
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
RCR
Branch
MMBI
EPA region
05
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2001-0562 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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