EPA v. GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION

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. GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION HIGHWAY 405 P.O. BOX 629 PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA 70765-0629 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUB- TITLE C OF RCRA BY 1) FAILING TO SUBMIT A CERTIFICATION OF PRECOMPLIANCE ON OR BEFORE AUG. 21, 1991, 2) FAILING TO KEEP THE FEED RATES OF THE METAL ARSENIC BELOW THE LIMIT PERMITTED, 3) FAILING TO STOP BURNING HAZARDOUS WASTE IN THE BOILERS AND COMMENCE CLOSURE ACTIVITIES FOR THE BOILERS AT THE FACILITY AFTER AUG. 21, 1991, 4) FAIL- ING TO SUBMIT TO THE DIRECTOR EVIDENCE THAT A PUBLIC NO- TICE WAS PUBLISHED ON OR BEFORE AUG. 21, 1991, 5) FEEDING HAZARDOUS WASTE THAT HAS LESS THAN 5,000 BTU/1B, 6) FAIL- URE TO ESTABLISH AND MONITOR THE MEASUREMENT OF FEED RATES AND PRODUCTION RATES BY METHOD A OF B, AND 7) FAIL- URE TO MEET THE PROVISIONS OF PART 265. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, A COM- PLIANCE ORDER IS ISSUED ORDERING THE RESPONDENT TO COR- RECT, ADJUST, PUBLISH, CERTIFY, AND SUBMIT WRITTEN DOC- UMENTATION SHOWING COMPLIANCE THAT THE VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. ALSO, A PENALTY OF $124,600.00 IS PRO- POSED.

Defendants (1)

• GEORGIA GULF CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION

  26100 STATE HIGHWAY 405 SOUTH, PLAQUEMINE, LA, 707646815

  Registry ID: 110000613747

• GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION

  26100 STATE HIGHWAY 405 SOUTH, PLAQUEMINE, LA, 707646815

  Registry ID: 110000613747

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA OTHER — Violations not covered elsewhere
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GEORGIA GULF CORPORATIONentered 1993-09-27

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $59,050

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1992-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1992-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1993-09-27Final Order Issued
• 1993-10-18Compliance Achieved
• 1993-10-18Enforcement Action Closed