EPA v. LEONARD ELECTRIC PRODUCTS

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928. 2. LEONARD ELECTRIC PRODUCTS 85 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE BROWNSVILLE, CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS 78521 5204 N. EXPRESSWAY BROWNSVILLE, CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS 78521 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY 1) FAILING TO IDENTIFY THE FOREIGN GENERATOR'S NAME AND AD- DRESS ON MANIFESTS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL FACILITY, 2) FAIL- ING TO RETAIN LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTION NOTIFICATIONS ON- SITE FOR THE INDUSTRIAL AND EXPRESSWAY FACILITIES, 3) FAILING TO RETAIN MANIFESTS ON-SITE FOR THE INDUSTRIAL AND EXPRESSWAY FACILITIES, AND 4) FAILING TO NOTIFY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITY AT THE EXPRESS- WAY FACILITY. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008 OF RCRA, EPA IS- SUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO 1) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE ORDER, SUBMIT TO EPA WRITTEN CORRECTION OF UHWMS TX00679065 AND TX00991432 TO INCLUDE THE FOREIGN GENERATOR'S NAME AND ADDRESS, 2) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT, SUBMIT TO EPA, FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT, THE PROCEDURES RESPONDENT SHALL IMPLEMENT TO EN- SURE THAT ALL SUBSEQUENT UHWMS SHALL HAVE THE FOREIGN GENERATOR'S NAME AND ADDRESS, 3) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RE- CEIPT, SUBMIT A WRITTEN NOTIFICATION CERTIFYING ALL LDR NOTIFICATIONS ARE KEPT ON-SITE FOR BOTH FACILITIES, 4) WITHIN 30 DAYS RECEIPT, SUBMIT A WRITTEN NOTIFICATION CERTIFYING UHWMS FOR BOTH FACILITIES ARE BEING KEPT ON- SITE, 5) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT, SUBMIT A NOTIFICATION OF REGULATED WASTE ACTIVITY FOR THE EXPRESSWAY FACILITY TO EPA, AND 6) WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECEIPT, SUBMIT A COPY OF ITS NEW EPA ID NUMBER AND A COPY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NOTIFICATION OF REGULATED WASTE ACTIVITY VERIFICATION ASSIGNING THE EXPRESSWAY A NEW EPA ID NUMBER.

Defendants (1)

• LEONARD ELECTRIC PRODUCTSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• LEONARD ELECTRIC PRODUCTS

  5204 NORTH EXPRESSWAY, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78521

  Registry ID: 110005176718

• LEONARD ELECTRIC PRODS

  85 INDUSTRIAL DR, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78521

  Registry ID: 110005058490

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3003 — Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3010A — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LEONARD ELECTRIC PRODUCTSentered 1997-07-30

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $15,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-07-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-07-30Final Order Issued
• 1997-08-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-06-05Compliance Achieved
• 1998-06-05Enforcement Action Closed