EPA v. NATIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6901 ET SEQ., AS AMENDED. 2. NATIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 650 HAINES AVENUE N.W. ALBUQUERQUE, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87102 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY 1) STORING OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS, 2) STORING OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT THE AC- CUMULATION START DATE, 3) FAILING TO KEEP A CONTAINER OF HAZARDOUS WASTE CLOSED, 4) FAILING TO HAVE THE COMMUNI- CATION EQUIPMENT, AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND ADEQUATE AISLE SPACE IN THE HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AREA, AND FAILING TO ADEQUATELY CHARACTERIZE A WASTE AS A HAZARDOUS WASTE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER AND A PROPOSED PENALTY OF $30,000. THE COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRES THE RESPONDENT TO NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE COMPLAINT: A) CERTIFY THAT ACCUMULATION START DATE IS CLEARLY MARKED ON ALL DRUMS USED TO STORE HAZARDOUS WASTE, B) CERTIFY THAT IT HAS PROVIDED COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, FIRE EXTINGUISH- ERS, AND ADEQUATE AISLE SPACE IN THE HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AREA, C) CERTIFY THAT ALL WASTES GENERATED AND/OR STORED LESS THAN 90 OR 180 DAYS WILL BE PROPERLY CHARAC- TERIZED AS HAZARDOUS OR NOT, AND D) RESPONDENT WILL FILE A RCRA GENERATOR NOTIFICATION FORM WITH EPA AND NMED, FILE A REPORT WITH EPA AND NMED INDICATING AMOUNTS OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE BEING GENERATED, STORED, TREAT- ED, OR DISPOSED BY THE FACILITY, AND IF IT DOES OR DOES NOT GENERATE HAZARDOUS WASTE AND IF SO, WHAT AMOUNTS.

Defendants (1)

• NATIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NATIONAL RESEARCH LABS INC

  650 HAINES NW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 87102

  Registry ID: 110004273287

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NATIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC.entered 1996-08-30

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $7,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1996-08-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-08-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1996-08-30Final Order Issued
• 1997-09-17Enforcement Action Closed