EPA v. Pioneer Metal Finishing
Case summary
EPA is alleged in an ESA that Pioneer Metal Finishing (MID985632975) failed to do the following: remove waste from the site prior to reaching the 6,000-kilogram small quantity generator limit; post emergency information by a phone; document waste determinations; and mark the start date of accumulation and/or hazardous waste numbers on two containers. The failure to post emergency information was identified during two inspections.
Defendants (1)
- Pioneer Metal FinishingNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HI-TECH COATINGS INC
24660 INDUSTRIAL HWY, WARREN, MI, 48089
Registry ID: 110040998383
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Pioneer Metal Finishingentered 2017-06-27
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $5,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2017-06-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2017-06-27Final Order Issued
- 2017-07-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-07-11Pipeline Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601092526
- Case number
- 05-2017-9913
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 05
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2017-9913 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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