EPA v. CHAPARRA STEEL COMPANY

Case summary

SYSNOPSIS OF THE CASE: CHAPARRAL STEEL COMPANY (CHAPARRAL IS A STEEL MANUFACTURER LOCATED NEAR MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS. AS A RESULT OF ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESS, CHAPARRAL 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 HAZ WASTE NUMBER KO61--GEREUBAFTERM K061WASTE ), IS THE HAZARD OUS WASTE OF CONCERN IN THIS CASE. ON AUGUST 17, 1988, THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) PROMUL- GATED LAND DISPOSAL PROHIBITIONS AND TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR SO-CALLED FIRST THIRDD WASTES, INCLUDING K061 WASTE. K061 WASTE WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO SUBCATEGORIES- THE LOW ZINC SUBCATEGORY(LESS THAN 15%TOTAL ZINC). CHAPARRAL GENERATES HIGH ZINC SUBCATEGORY K061 WASTE.

Defendants (1)

• CHAPARRAL STEEL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CHAPARRAL STEEL MIDLOTHIAN L P

  300 WARD RD., MIDLOTHIAN, TX, 760659651

  Registry ID: 110000459183

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008 — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CHAPARRAL STEEL COMPANYentered 1992-07-10

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $221,125

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1990-03-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-09-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1991-02-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 1992-07-10Concluded
• 1992-07-10Final Order Lodged
• 1992-07-10Final Order Entered
• 1994-01-11Enforcement Action Closed