EPA v. LANE PLATING WORKS, INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928(A). 2. LANE PLATING WORKS, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION 5322 BONNIE VIEW ROAD DALLAS, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS 75241 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY OP- ERATING A HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE FACILITY WITHOUT A PER- MOT OR INTERIM STATUS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $56,880, AND ISSUED A COMPLI- ANCE ORDER TO THE RESPONDENT. THE ORDER REQUIRES THE RE- SPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 90 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE COM- PLAINT, PROVIDE TO EPA DOCUMENTATION WHICH CERTIFIES ALL HAZ. WASTE ACCUMULATION AREAS AT THE FACILITY ARE BEING OPERATED IN COMPLIANCE, B) WITHIN 90 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF COMPLAINT, PROVIDE TO EPA DOCUMENTATION WHICH CERTIFIES RESPONDENT IS OPERATING FACILITY TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBI- LITY OF ANY RELEASE OF HAZ. WASTE OR HAZ. WASTE CONSTIT- UENTS TO AIR, SOIL, OR SURFACE WATER WHICH COULD THREATEN HUMAN HEALTH AND/OR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND C) WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF COMPLAINT, SUBMIT TO EPA A SUBSEQUENT NOTIFICATION OF HAZ. WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY WHICH DES- CRIBES ALL REGULATED WASTES GENERATED BY ITS FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• LANE PLATING WORKS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• LANE PLATING WORKS INCORPORATED

  5322 BONNIEVIEW, DALLAS, TX, 75241

  Registry ID: 110000821727

• LANE PLATING WORKS INCORPORATED

  5322 BONNIEVIEW, DALLAS, TX, 75241

  Registry ID: 110000821727

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LANE PLATING WORKS, INC.entered 1997-09-10

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $50,530

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-09-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-09-10Final Order Issued
• 1997-09-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-03-08Compliance Achieved
• 2001-03-08Enforcement Action Closed