EPA v. HICA STEEL FOUNDRY & UPGRADE COMPANY

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. 6901 ET SEQ. 2. HICA STEEL FOUNDRY & UPGRADE COMPANY 1431 WEST 59TH STREET SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71136-2726 FACILITY ID NO: LAD985174481 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 3010 AND SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY 1) STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PER- MIT OR INTERIM STATUS, 2) FAILING TO NOTIFY OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITY, 3) FAILING TO PERFORM WASTE CHARACTERIZA- TION, 4) FAILING TO PREPARE CLOSURE PLAN AND 5) FAILING TO ESTABLISH FINANICIAL ASSURANCE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $472,439 FOR THE ALLEGED VIO- LATIONS. ALSO, EPA ISSUES A COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO 1) IMMEDIATELY CEASE THE USE OF AND PROPERLY DISPOSE OF ALL HAZARDOUS WASTE STORED IN PLANT I, 2) SUBMIT DISPOSAL REPORT SETTING FORTH THE VOLUME OF HAZARDOUS WASTE SENT OFF-SITE, WASTE CODE OR CODES AP- PLICABLE, 3) SUBMIT A CLOSURE PLAN, 4) ESTABLISH FINANC- IAL ASSURANCES FOR COMPLETION OF CLOSURE PLAN AND 5) SUB- MIT A PLAN PROVIDING WASTE CHARACTERIZATION COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE.

Defendants (1)

• HICA STEEL FOUNDRY & UPGRADE CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HICA STEEL CASTING

  1431 WEST 59TH ST, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71106

  Registry ID: 110001244822

Statutes cited

• RCRA OTHER — Violations not covered elsewhere
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3010 — Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HICA STEEL FOUNDRY & UPGRADE COMPANYentered 1997-08-22

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $50,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1995-11-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1995-11-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-08-22Final Order Issued
• 2001-03-08Compliance Achieved
• 2001-03-08Enforcement Action Closed