EPA v. COLONIAL HERITAGE CORP.

Case summary

FACT SHEET: * SUBJECT: COMPLAINT, COMPLIANCE ORDER AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING TO BE ISSUED TO COLONIAL HERITAGE CORP, RCRA DKT NO. VI-801-H. * BACKGROUND INFO: COLONIAL HERITAGE CORP IS TRUSTEE OF PROPERTY WHICH CONTAINS HAZ WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS USED FOR THE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL OF HAZ WASTE GENERATED AT AN OIL REFINERY NEAR DUNCAN, OK. * COLONIAL HERITAGE CORP IS TRUSTEE OF THIS PROPERTY FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY CO. WHO PURCHASED THE PROPERTY ON AUG 29, 1986, FROM ALPHA OIL CO. * IT WAS DETERMINED TO ISSUE THIS COMPLAINT TO COLONIAL HERI- TAGE CORP AFTER EXTENSIVE SEARCH FAILED TO REVEAL A CUR- RENT ADDRESS FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY CO. * COLONIAL HERITAGE CORP FAILED TO SUBMIT A REVISED PART A PERMIT APPLICATION 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE TRANSFER OF OWNER- SHIP OF THE FACILITY. NO REVISED PART A PERMIT APPLICA- TION HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO THIS DATE. * COLONIAL HERITAGE CORPORATION FAILED TO SUBMIT A CLOSURE PLAN WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER LOSING INTERIM STATUS DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE PART A PERMIT APPLICATION. INTERIM STATUS WAS TERMINATED IN SEPT 1987. NO CLOSURE PLAN FOR THE ABOVE FACILITIES HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO THIS DATE. * RECOMMENDATION; TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT, COMPLIANCE ORDER AND NOTICE OF OPPOR- TUNITY FOR HEARING AGAINST COLONIAL HERITAGE CORP FOR FAILURE TO SUBMIT A REVISED PART A PERMIT APPLICATION UPON TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF A FACILITY AND FOR FAILURE TO SUB- MIT A CLOSURE PLAN WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER LOSING INTERIM STA- TUS. ALSO, TO ALLOW COLONIAL HERITAGE CORP 60 DAYS TO COM- PLY WITH THIS COMPLAINT, COMPLIANCE ORDER AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING.

Defendants (1)

• COLONIAL HERITAGE CORP.Named in complaint

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• **PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1987-12-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1987-12-30Enforcement Action Closed
• 1987-12-30Enforcement Action Data Entered