EPA v. BASIS, INC. F/K/A AS PHIBRO ENERGY USA, INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SEC. 6901 ET SEQ., AS A- MENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984. 2. PHIBRO ENERGY USA 9701 MANCHESTER AVE. HOUSTON, TEXAS 77262-5038 3. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY FAILING TO MARK CONTAINERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE WITH ACCUMULATION DATES, FAILING TO MARK CONTAINERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE WITH ACCUMULATION DATES OR LABEL, FAILING TO KEEP HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINERS COVERED DURING STOR- AGE, FAILING TO PROVIDE TREATMENT OR STORAGE FACILITY WITH LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTION NOTIFICATION OR CERTIFICA- TION, AND FAILING TO MAINTAIN NOTIFICATION AND CERTIFICA- TION FORMS FOR LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTED HAZARDOUS WASTE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008 OF RCRA, A COMPLI- ANCE ORDER IS ISSUED AND A PENALTY OF $34,150 PROPOSED.

Defendants (1)

• BASIS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• VALERO REFINING COMPANY TEXAS

  9701 MANCHESTER, HOUSTON, TX, 77012

  Registry ID: 110000460885

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BASIS, INC. F/K/A AS PHIBRO ENERGY USA, INC.entered 1996-09-17

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $98,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1994-09-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1994-12-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-09-17Final Order Issued
• 1996-10-11Compliance Achieved
• 1996-10-16Enforcement Action Closed