EPA v. CLEVELAND STEEL CONTAINER CORPORATION

Case summary

September 20, 2012, Region 5 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with Cleveland Steel Container Corporation (CSCC) concluding the proceeding against the Respondent for RCRA violations. CSCC manufactures stainless steel pail containers in sizes ranging from 2.5 to 7.5 gallons. EPA's allegations were based on information and documents provided by CSCC during an inspection on March 29, 2011, and pre-filing settlement discussions, as well as CSCC's submission of documents in response to a Notice of Violation and to a Pre-Filing Notice and Opportunity to Confer Letter. In summary, CSCC operated without a permit by failing to properly label several drums of hazardous waste, failed to update its contingency plan, failed to provide annual hazardous waste training to its staff, and failed to provide a complete annual hazardous waste report to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in 2010. For the purposes of settlement, a penalty of $22,176 was agreed upon.

Defendants (1)

• CLEVELAND STEEL CONTAINER CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CLEVELAND STEEL CONTAINER CORP

  117 EAST LINCOLN STREET, PEOTONE, IL, 60468-8989

  Registry ID: 110000433184

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CLEVELAND STEEL CONTAINER CORPORATIONentered 2012-09-20

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $22,176

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2012-09-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-09-20Final Order Issued
• 2012-09-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-10-16Compliance Achieved
• 2012-10-16Enforcement Action Closed