EPA v. TEER PLATING COMPANY, INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928(A). 2. TEER PLATING COMPANY, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION 6111 WYCHE BLVD. DALLAS, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS 75235-5111 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY FAILING TO MEET THE EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS OF 40 CFR SEC- TION 262.34 NINETY DAY OR LESS HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS AND FAILING TO DETERMINE A HAZARDOUS WASTE IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 262.11. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER AND A PROPOSED PENALTY OF $60,000. THE COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRES THE RESPONDENT TO: A. WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE COMPLAINT, PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION TO EPA VERIFYING THAT ALL NINETY DAYS OR LESS HAZARDOUS WASTE ACCUMULATION POINTS ARE BEING OPERATED IN COMPLIANCE; B. WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE COMPLAINT, THE RESPONDENT SHALL SUBMIT TO EPA FOR REVIEW AND COM- MENT, A STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP) FOR THE MONITORING AND INSPECTION OF THE NINETY DAY OR LESS HAZARDOUS WASTE ACCUMULATION POINTS; AND C. WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE OF THE COMPLAINT, SUB- MIT TO EPA FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT, A SOP FOR THE DE- TERMINATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE AND NOTIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY.

Defendants (1)

• TEER PLATING COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TEER PLATING

  6111 WYCHE, DALLAS, TX, 75235

  Registry ID: 110000821736

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TEER PLATING COMPANY, INC.entered 1997-05-30

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $60,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-05-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-05-30Final Order Issued
• 1997-06-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-02-15Enforcement Action Closed
• 2001-02-15Compliance Achieved