EPA v. CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$65,000
Case summary
THE SANITARY WASTEWATER FROM STATE/TRAINING BUILDING AND AD- MINISTRATION BUILDING IS DISCHARGED FROM OUTFALLS 004A AND 004B. THE CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT'S LAB AND CONTRACT LAB FAILED TO ANALYZE FOR SOME PARAMETERS. SAMPLES WERE INADVER- TENTLY CONTAMINATED AND SAMPLE CONTAINERS BROKEN. PERMIT NO. LA0054828. ADDRESS: EAST OF JOHN BRANNON ROAD AND WEST OF JOHN BRANNON ROAD CARLYSS, LA. FACILITY NAME: LAKE CHARLES FACILITY PENALTY PROPOSED IS $250,000.
Defendants (1)
- CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED
7170 JOHN BRANNON ROAD, SULPHUR, LA, 70665
Registry ID: 110000449612
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED
7170 JOHN BRANNON ROAD, SULPHUR, LA, 70665
Registry ID: 110000449612
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENTentered 1994-11-25
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $65,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1994-06-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-06-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-11-25Final Order Issued
- 1994-11-25Compliance Achieved
- 1994-11-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 35784
- Case number
- 06-1994-0073
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1994-0073 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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