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05-2011-9926Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2011· Region 05

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 3002Standards 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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