EPA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

Case summary

1. RCRA 3008(A) OF THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT, AS AMENDED BY THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 (RCRA), AS AMENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE A- MENDMENTS OF 1984 (HSWA), PUB. LAW. 98-616 (HEREIN JOINT- LY REFERRED TO AS RCRA , 42 U.S.C. SEC. 6901, ET SEQ. 2. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY 10 MILES SW OF BEAUMONT, TX. ON EAST BOUND SIDE OF IH-10 BETWEEN IH-10 AND FARM ROAD 124 MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 26003 BEAUMONT, TX. 77720-6003 REGISTERED AGENT: CT CORPORATION 350 N. ST. PAUL DALLAS, TX. 75201 FACILITY I.D. NO. TXD008077190. SIC CODE 2822 3011. 3. VIOLATIONS: COUNT 1- FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN AND OPERATE BOILER B101. COUNT 2 - FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN AND OPERATE BOILER B103. COUNT 3 - FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN AND OPERATE BOILER B104. COUNT 4 - FAILURE TO MAKE RECORDS AVAILABLE FOR INSPEC- TION. 4. PROPOSED RELIEF IS A PENALTY OF $37,300.00. 5. IN ITS NOTIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITY, THE RE- SPONDENT CERTIFIED THAT IT GENERATED, TREATED, STORED, OR DISPOSED OF COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL PRODUCT HAZARDOUS WASTES. RESPONDENT NOTIFIED EPA THAT IT WAS AN OWNER AND OPERATOR OF BOILERS WHICH BURN COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL PRODUCT HAZARD- OUS WASTES FUELS AND CHARACTERISTIC HAZARDOUS WASTES FUEL FUELS FOR ENERGY RECOVERY AND DESTRUCTION. RESPONDENT CLAIMED A GENERATOR ONLY STATUS FOR THE NOTIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITY IN A LETTER TO EPA DATED AUG.22, 1986. THE WASTE GENERATED WAS INSULATION CONTAINING AS- BESTOS FIBERS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT CLEANUP MATERIALS CONTAMINATED WITH PCB. RESPONDENT OWNS AND OPERATES FIVE BOILERS WHICH USE WASTE FUEL FOR ENERGY RECOVERY UNDER INTERIM STATUS PURSUANT TO 40 C.F.R PART 266.

Defendants (1)

• GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY

  I HIGHWAY 10 SOUTHWEST AT SMITH ROAD, BEAUMONT, TX, 77705

  Registry ID: 110064203874

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005A — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANYentered 1995-03-31

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $35,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1994-06-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1994-07-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1995-03-31Final Order Issued
• 1995-03-31Compliance Achieved
• 1995-04-17Enforcement Action Closed