EPA v. MERICHEM COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$100,000
Compliance action
$60,000
Case summary
THIS ACTION IS FILED AGAINST MERICHEM COMPANY, HOUSTON, TX. PURSUANT TO THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT AND RESOURCE CON- SERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT, AS AMENDED. MERICHEM FAILED TO COMPLY WITH SUBTITLE C OF RCRA AND THE REGULATIONS PROMUL- GATED UNDER AUTHORITY OF 42 U.S.C. SECT. 6901 ET SEQ. ADDRESS: 1914 HADEN ROAD HOUSTON, TX. DOCKET OR INDEX NO. RCRA VI-307-H.
Defendants (1)
- MERICHEM COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
MERISOL USA LLC
1914 HADEN ROAD, HOUSTON, TX, 77015
Registry ID: 110000461009
MERISOL USA LLC
1914 HADEN ROAD, HOUSTON, TX, 77015
Registry ID: 110000461009
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3010 — Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MERICHEM COMPANYentered 1995-12-18
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $100,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1993-06-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-03-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1995-12-18Final Order Issued
- 1998-12-31Compliance Achieved
- 1999-04-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 35744
- Case number
- 06-1994-0032
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- 6C-M
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1994-0032 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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