EPA v. VAL-MATIC VALVE & MFG. CORP.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
EPA and the Val-Matic Valve and Mfg. Corp. of Elmhurst, Illinois entered into a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Section 3008(a) Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) resolving violations relating to operating a hazardous waste storage facility without a RCRA Permit due to failure to meet certain generator permit exemption conditions. The CAFO requires Val-Matric to pay a penalty of $54,959 and to perform a supplemental environment project (SEP) costing at least $39,491.
Defendants (1)
- VAL-MATIC VALVE & MFG. CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
VAL-MATIC VALVE & MFG
905 RIVERSIDE DR, ELMHURST, IL, 60126-4941
Registry ID: 110005818687
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
VAL-MATIC VALVE & MFG. CORP.entered 2018-06-12
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $54,959 · SEP: $39,491
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2018-06-12Final Order Issued
- 2018-06-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2018-06-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-08-15Enforcement Action Closed
- 2018-08-15Compliance Achieved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601464931
- Case number
- 05-2018-9910
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 05
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2018-9910 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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