EPA v. BURTON METAL FINISHING, INC.

Case summary

The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with the Regional Hearing Clerk that simultaneously commences and concludes, under Section 3008(a) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 6928(a), alledged violatuion of the RCRA Subtitle C regulations, 42 U.S. C. 6921-6939e, or the analogous State of Ohio regulations as part the applicable state hazardous waste management program for the state of Ohio. EPA determined that Burton Metal Finishing, Inc., an electroplating, polishing, and coating facility, violated regulations related to the generation,treatment, and storage of hazardous waste by storing hazardous waste silver cyanide on-site 83 days over the allowed 90-day limit, in addition to not complying with the permit exemption conditions of the Ohio Administrative Code Rule 3745-52-34 [40 C.F.R. 264.34] and violations of other requirements. Under the terms of the CAFO, Burton Metal Finishing, Inc. agrees to pay $9,000 as a penalty.

Defendants (1)

• BURTON METAL FINISHING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BURTON METAL FINISHING INC

  1711 WOODLAND AVE., COLUMBUS, OH, 432191137

  Registry ID: 110000382531

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BURTON METAL FINISHING, INC.entered 2013-11-26

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $9,048

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2013-11-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-11-26Final Order Issued
• 2013-12-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-11-05Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-11-05Compliance Achieved