EPA v. COCO RESOURCES, INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6901 ET SEQ. AND SECTION 109 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9609. 2. COCO RESOURCES, INC. 10030 FLORIDA STREET LAT. 30*30' AND LONG. 90*30' WALKER, LIVINGSTON PARISH, LOUISIANA 70785 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY FAILING TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THE FACILITY IN A MANNER TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY UNPLANNED SUDDEN OR NON-SUDDEN RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, AND SECTION 103(A) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE NRC IMMED- IATELY AFTER HAVING KNOWLEDGE THAT A RELEASE OF ALPHA METHYL STYRENE HAD OCCURRED. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 3008(A) OF RCRA AND 109 OF CERCLA, EPA ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO PREVENT FUTURE DISCHARGE, DEPOSIT,IN- JECTION, DUMPING, SPILLING, LEAKING, OR PLACING OF ANY HAZARDOUS WASTE INTO OR ON ANY LAND OR WATER. EPA ALSO PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $12,650 FOR RCRA VIOLATION, AND $2,000 FOR THE CERCLA VIOLATION, FOR A PROPOSED TOTAL OF $14,650.

Defendants (1)

• COCO RESOURCES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• COCO RESOURCES

  10030 FLORIDA BLVD, WALKER, LA, 70785

  Registry ID: 110003351998

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COCO RESOURCES, INC.entered 1997-08-26

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $3,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1997-08-26Final Order Issued
• 1997-08-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-08-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-01-21Enforcement Action Closed