EPA v. MICRO CHEMICAL COMPANY

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 WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984. 2. MICRO CHEMICAL COMPANY NORTH HIGHWAY 15 P.O. BOX 711 WINNSBORO, LOUISIANA 71295 FACILITY I.D. NO. LAD008181927 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY 1) FAILING TO OBTAIN A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS IN ORDER TO STORE HAZARDOUS WASTE ON-SITE IN EXCESS OF 180 DAYS, 2) FAILING TO SUBMIT NOTIFICATION OF GENERATOR STATUS AND IDENTIFY THE LISTED HAZARDOUS WASTE BEING HANDLED AT THE FACILITY, 3) FAILING TO LABEL THE DRUM IN THE SATELLITE ACCUMULATION AREA AND TO PLACE DATES WHICH WERE CLEARLY MARKED AND VISIBLE FOR INSPECTION ON 40 DRUMS IN THE DRUM STORAGE AREA, 4) FAILING TO CLOSE THE DRUM DURING STORAGE AT THE SATELLITE ACCUMULATION AREA, 5) FAILING TO INSPECT THE AREAS WHERE HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINERS ARE STORED, 6) FAILING TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS AND 7) FAILING TO TO HAVE A WRITTEN ASSESSMENT OF THE TANK SYS- TEM'S INTEGRITY REVIEWED AND CERTIFIED. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, A COMPLI- ANCE ORDER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS MENTIONED IN THE COMPLAINT, PROVIDE A WORK PLAN WITHIN 30 DAYS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BY EPA THAT THE MEASURES TAKEN OR WILL BE TA- KEN AND BE CONTINUED TO BE PERFORM HAVE BEEN DELINEATED. ALSO, A PENALTY IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $273,450.00 IS PROPOSED.

Defendants (1)

• MICRO CHEMICAL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MICRO CHEMICAL COMPANY

  3393 FRONT STREET, WINNSBORO, LA, 71295

  Registry ID: 110000597550

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3010 — Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3008H — Interim Status Corrective Action Order
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MICRO CHEMICAL COMPANYentered 1994-09-30

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $5,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1992-09-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1992-09-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1994-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2003-10-03Enforcement Action Closed