EPA v. METALTEK INTERNATIONAL INC

Case summary

U.S. EPA FILES AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT AGAINST METALTEK INTERNATIONAL, WAUKESHA, WI On September 30, 2005, U.S. EPA, Region 5, filed a complaint against MetalTek International, Inc., Wisconsin Centrifugal Division, Waukesha, Wisconsin for alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The complaint proposes a $149,688.00 fine. The MetalTek International, Inc. facility is located at 905 East St. Paul Avenue, Waukesha, Wisconsin. The company is a supplier of centrifugal castings, vacuum centrifugal castings, and continuos castings. There are three foundries within the facility, a stainless steel foundry, a bronze foundry, and a vacuum casting cobalt foundry. U.S. EPA and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) discovered the violations during an inspection on February 26, 2003. The violations include: storage of three 55-gallon containers of hazardous waste coolant sludge for greater than 90 days; failure to record weekly inspections in an inspection log or summary from 4/18/2001 through 2/26/2003; failure to place an accumulation date on a 55-gallon container of hazardous waste coolant sludge in the Main Machine Shop Maintenance Area; failure to place accumulation dates of three 55-gallon containers of coolant sludge in the outdoor less than 90 day storage area; failure to place an accumulation date on five hazardous waste 12-cubic yard lugger boxes; failure to label five 12-cubic yard lugger boxes with the words �Hazardous Waste�; failure to send a copy of the contingency plan to WDNR; failure to include in the contingency plan a description of the types of wastes handled and its associated hazards, and places where facility personnel would normally be working; failure to keep a container of hazardous waste closed; failure to provide annual review of hazardous waste management procedures; failure to re-notify of hazardous waste activity for an ownership change; and failure to label a container and aboveground tank utilized to store used oil. MetalTek International, Inc. can request a meeting to discuss any or all of the counts in the complaint, the company�s ability to pay the proposed penalty, and whether the company meets the criteria of a small business under U.S. EPA�s policies.

Defendants (1)

• METALTEK INTERNATIONAL INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• METALTEK INTL WIS CENTRIFUGAL DIV

  905 E SAINT PAUL AVE, WAUKESHA, WI, 53188-3804

  Registry ID: 110000418129

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• METALTEK INTERNATIONAL INCentered 2006-03-10

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $99,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2005-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-10-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2006-03-10Final Order Issued