EPA v. CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 30008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOV- ERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6901 ET SEQ. 2. CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC. 3911 MONROE ROAD FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO 87401 3. RESPONENT WAS INVIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY THE STORING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT AND BY FAIL- ING TO MAKE AN ACCURATE WASTE DETERMINATION OF THE DRUM- MED MATERIAL IN THE WEST AND NORTHWEST DRUM STORAGE AREAS. THE RESPONDENT ALSO VIOLATED SECTION 3010(A) OF RCRA BY FAILING TO NOTIFY EPA OF THE RESPONDENT'S HAZARD- OUS WASTE ACTIVITES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $17,566. EPA ALSO ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO: 1) NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE COMPLAINT, CERTIFY TO EPA AND NMED THAT A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE OF THE WASTE MATER- IAL STORED IN THE FACILITY'S DRUM STORAGE AREA, AND CERTIFICATION THAT THE WASTE MATERIAL HAS BEEN DIS- POSED OF IN ACCORDANCE TO REGULATIONS, AND 2) NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE COMPLAINT, RESPONDENT SHALL CERTIFY TO EPA AND NMED THAT IT DOES OR DOES NOT GENERATE HAZARDOUS WASTE.

Defendants (1)

• CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS INC

  3911 MONROE RD, FARMINGTON, NM, 87401

  Registry ID: 110004280625

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3010A — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.entered 1996-06-18

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $17,566

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1996-06-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-06-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1996-06-18Final Order Issued
• 1996-07-22Enforcement Action Closed