EPA v. LUFKIN CREOSOTING CO.

Case summary

LUFKIN CREOSOTING COMPANY CONDUCTS ITS BUSINESS OF PRESSURE, TREATING LUMBER, POLES AND PILES WITH CREOSOTING ON US HGHWY 69 SINCE 1979 PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED ITS BUSINESS AT 1411 EASTER LUFKIN AVE. LUFKIN CREOSOTING COMPANY DID NOT IDENTIFY ITSELF AS A TREATER, STORER, OR DISPOSAL OF HAZ WASTE. ON AUGUST 18, 1982, THE FACILITY WAS INSPECTED BY TDWR AND WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 3004/3005/3010. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FACILITY STORED EXCESS CREOSOTE AND BOTTOM SEDIMENT SLUDGE IN ITS OXIDATION POND. LUFKIN CREOSOTING WERE SITED FOR NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS SUCH AS NO PART A APPLICATION PERMIT, NO CLOSURE PLAN, FAILURE TO INSPECT SURFACE IMPOUNDMENT, NO CONTINGENCY PLAN, PERSONNEL TRAINING, AND GROUNDWATER MONITORING. * A COMPLIANT ORDER WAS ISSUED ON MARCH 30, 1984, A PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY OF $43,100 WAS ASSESSED. THE PENALTY WAS ADJUSTED $21,000 AND WAS COLLECTED. CASE CONCLUDED.

Defendants (1)

• LUFKIN CREOSOTING CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LUFKIN CREOSOTING CO INCORPORATED

  1411 E. LUFKIN AVE., LUFKIN, TX, 75901

  Registry ID: 110002132326

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008 — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LUFKIN CREOSOTING CO.

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $21,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1984-03-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1984-03-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1985-03-29Enforcement Action Closed