EPA v. SUMMIT, INC.

Case summary

EPA issued a Complaint and Compliance Order against Summit, Incorporated (Summit) located in Gary, Indiana. Summit operates an automotive scrap recycling business. The alleged violations are supported by test results obtained during a sampling inspection and information the facility provided in response to three information requests. Summit stored hazardous waste without a hazardous waste permit by failing to comply with the permit exemption conditions. Specifically, Summit failed to: properly label several drums of hazardous waste; failed to have a contingency plan, failed to provide initial and annual hazardous waste training to its staff, and failed to conduct weekly inspections of its hazardous waste storage area. Summit also failed to make a make a hazardous waste determination; offered hazardous waste for transportation without an EPA identification number; shipped hazardous waste without a manifest; stored used oil in unmarked containers; failed to contain used oil releases; and failed to comply with the standards for small quantity handlers of universal waste. EPA assessed a civil a penalty of $263,375 in the Complaint.

Defendants (1)

• SUMMIT, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SUMMIT AUTO SHREDDER RESIDUE FIRE

  6901 CHICAGO AVENUE, GARY, IN, 464061003

  Registry ID: 110044766660

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SUMMIT, INC.entered 2016-03-10

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $263,375

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-03-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-03-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-03-10Final Order Issued