EPA v. INDUSTRIAL TOWEL & UNIFORM, INCORPORATED
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Region 5 filed a combined Complaint and Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) resolving an alleged violation against Respondent, Industrial Towel and Uniform, Incorporated (IT&U) at its facility in New Berlin, Wisconsin. IT&U is an industrial launderer that washes solvent and oil-contaminated rags and mats. The Region alleged that IT&U failed to make a hazardous waste determination on waste water filter press cake generated at the site. The CAFO requires the payment of a $30,000 civil penalty.
Defendants (1)
- INDUSTRIAL TOWEL & UNIFORM, INCORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ITU ABSORBTECH INC
2700 S 160TH ST, NEW BERLIN, WI, 53151-3602
Registry ID: 110000879292
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
INDUSTRIAL TOWEL & UNIFORM, INCORPORATEDentered 2011-08-24
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $30,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2011-08-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2011-08-24Final Order Issued
- 2011-08-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2011-09-14Enforcement Action Closed
- 2011-09-14Compliance Achieved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600047759
- Case number
- 05-2011-9926
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 05
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2011-9926 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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