EPA v. GREAT LAKES ENGINEERING INC (SB)

Case summary

U.S. EPA & GREAT LAKES ENGINEERING, INC. ENTER INTO A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER On September 5, 2006, Region 5 and Great Lakes Engineering, Inc. (Great Lakes), Maple Grove, MN, entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) in resolution of violations that were detected as a result of a March 22, 2005, Compliance Evaluation Inspection. The Complaint was filed simultaneously with the CAFO. The Combination Complaint and CAFO alleges that GLE failed to obtain a tank system design and installation assessment for a hazardous waste storage tank system; failed to respond to releases or spills of hazardous waste from its production equipment in a timely manner; failed to maintain its facility to minimize the possibility of fire, explosion, or the release of hazardous waste into the environment; failed to store hazardous waste in either tanks or containers; failed to keep a container of hazardous waste closed; and failed to properly label two containers of hazardous waste. In the CAFO, GLE has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $44,764.

Defendants (1)

• GREAT LAKES ENGINEERING INC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GREAT LAKES ENGINEERING INC.

  8984 ZACHARY LN N, MAPLE GROVE, MN, 55369-4018

  Registry ID: 110008658327

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GREAT LAKES ENGINEERING INC (SB)entered 2006-09-05

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $44,764

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2006-09-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-09-05Final Order Issued
• 2006-09-06Enforcement Action Data Entered