EPA v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SEC. 6901 ET SEQ. 2. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 3800 NORTH MINGO ROAD TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74116 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THREE COUNTS OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY 1) DISPOSING OF LIQUID HAZARDOUS WASTE CON- TAINING CHROMIUM INTO ITS CLASS I WELL, 2) BY INJECTING NON-EXEMPT U226 WASTE INTO ITS CLASS I WELL AND IMPERMIS- SIBILY DILUTING THIS WASTE AS A FORM OF TREATMENT, AND 3) BY DISPOSING OF PROHIBITED WASTE BY INJECTION VIA A CLASS I WELL. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, A COM- LIANCE ORDER IS ISSUED REQUIRING RESPONDENT TO 1) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT TO EPA AND OSDH A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF ITS ACTIONS TAKEN TO PREVENT FURTHER PROHIBITED DISCHAR- GES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 2) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT TO EPA AND OSDH A WRITTEN PLANT-WIDE SCHEDULE OF INSPECTIONS WHEREIN ALL SAFETY DEVICES DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE DIS- TRIBUTION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ARE TESTED, INCLUDING ASSURANCES THAT THESE SAFETY DEVICES CAN NOT BE OVERRID- DEN, AND A PENALTY OF $89,954.00 IS PROPOSED.

Defendants (1)

• AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• AMERICAN AIRLINES

  3800 NORTH MINGO ROAD, TULSA, OK, 74115

  Registry ID: 110010495384

• AMERICAN AIRLINES

  3800 NORTH MINGO ROAD, TULSA, OK, 74115

  Registry ID: 110010495384

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.entered 1996-07-30

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $20,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1991-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1992-01-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1996-07-30Final Order Issued
• 1996-09-26Compliance Achieved
• 1998-04-28Enforcement Action Closed