EPA v. All-Brite Anodizing Company

Case summary

The RCRA Branch issued one of its first Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order (ESA) in September. This ESA requires All-Brite Anodizing Company (Respondent) to pay a civil penalty of $1,200 for violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). The respondent owns and operates a facility located at 100 West Lake St, Northlake, IL. On July 21, 2015, EPA offered the Respondent the opportunity for an expedited settlement for violations that included: 1) failing to mark containers of F006 hazardous waste properly; 2) failing to store F006 hazardous waste in a container, a tank, on a drip pad or in a containment building; 3) failing to post emergency information next to a telephone; 4) failing to conduct weekly inspections of the hazardous waste storage area; and, 5) failing to determine if certain materials were a hazardous waste. The respondent agreed to the terms and has thus prevented several thousand pounds of hazardous waste from being stored improperly.

Defendants (1)

• All-Brite Anodizing CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ALL-BRITE ANODIZING

  100 W LAKE ST, NORTHLAKE, IL, 60164

  Registry ID: 110031001804

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• All-Brite Anodizing Companyentered 2015-09-23

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $1,200

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2015-09-23Expedited Settlement Offered
• 2015-09-23Final Order Issued
• 2015-09-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-09-30Enforcement Action Closed