EPA v. STRUCTURAL METALS INC.

Case summary

06/30/90: SYNOPSIS OF CASE: STRUCTURAL METALS IS A STEEL MANUFACTURING PROCESS, SMI GENERATES LARGE AMOUNTS OF PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM ITS ELECTRIC ARE FURNACES, WHICH ARE COLLECTED IN A DRY SCRUBBING SYSTEM. THE RESULTING ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE BAGHOUSE DUST (EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER KO61--HEREINAFTER, K061 ), IS THE HAZARDOUS WASTE OF CONCERN IN THIS CASE. ON AUGUST 17, 1988, EPA PROMULGATE LAND DISPOSAL PROHIBITIONS AND TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR SO- CALLED FIRST THIRD WASTES, INCLUDING SUBCATEGORIES THE LOW ZINC SUBCATEGORY (GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 15% TOTAL ZINC AND THE HIGH ZINC SUBCATEGORY. SMI GENERATES HAIGH ZINC SUB -CATEGORY KO61 WASTE. SMI LAND DISPOSED OF SOME OF ITS HIGH ZINC SUBCATEGORY KO61 WASTE WITHOUT TREATING IT AS REQUIRED BY THE LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS.

Defendants (1)

• STRUCTURAL METALS INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• STRUCTURAL METALS INCORPORATED

  STEEL MILL RD., SEGUIN, TX, 78155

  Registry ID: 110000599745

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• STRUCTURAL METALS INC.entered 1992-05-27

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $325,000

Timeline (10 milestones)

• 1990-03-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-06-30Referred To Headquarters
• 1990-11-07Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1990-12-25Returned To Region
• 1991-01-31Rereferred
• 1991-02-22Complaint Filed With Court
• 1992-05-27Final Order Lodged
• 1992-05-27Final Order Entered
• 1992-05-27Concluded
• 1994-08-29Enforcement Action Closed