EPA v. BEDFORD ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES,LLC(FORMERLY TIER ENV)

Case summary

Bedford significantly deviated from a number of regulatory Subpart, BB, and CC requirements regulating organic waste emissions from processes treating, transferring, and storing hazardous wastes. Bedford failed include Subpart BB equipment in its LDAR program, and failed to properly calibrate its Subpart BB monitoring equipment according to Method 21 standards. Bedford failed to properly determine maximum organic vapor pressure on tanks subject to Subpart CC, and failed to record annual inspections of Subpart CC units. Bedford failed to obtain a federal RCRA permit to cover Subpart BB-CC.

Defendants (1)

• TIER ENVIRONMENTAL LLC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• TIER ENVIRONMENTAL LLC - HUKILL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

  7013 KRICK RD, BEDFORD, OH, 44146

  Registry ID: 110000388232

• CHEMTRON CORPORATION

  7013 KRICK RD, BEDFORD, OH, 44146

  Registry ID: 110000388232

Statutes cited

• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
• CAA 112I — Permits/Compliance Schedule
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BEDFORD ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES,LLC(FORMERLY TIER ENV)entered 2019-03-13

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $90,000

Timeline (10 milestones)

• 2017-06-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2017-09-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-12-27Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2018-05-29Rereferred
• 2018-05-29Returned To Region
• 2019-01-29Complaint Filed With Court
• 2019-01-29Final Order Lodged
• 2019-03-13Final Order Entered
• 2024-12-12Enforcement Action Closed
• 2024-12-12Air Resolved