EPA v. HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER ELECTRICAL GENERATING STATIONS

Case summary

1. SECTION 3013 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6934. 2. HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER ELECTRICAL GENERATING STATIONS P.O. BOX 1700 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77251 FACILITIES: 1) GREENS BAYOU 2) WEBSTER 3) PH ROBINSON 4) SR BERTRON 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY THE RELEASE OR A THREAT OF A RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS WASTES OR HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS FROM THE FACILITIES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3013 OF RCRA, EPA IS- SUED A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION (NOD) ORDERING THE RESPON- DENT THAT WITHIN 7 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE, THE RE- SPONDENT WILL PERFORM A RELEASE ASSESSMENT FOR EACH FA- CILITY TO DEMONSTRATE WHETHER HAZARDOUS WASTES OR HAZARD- OUS CONSTITUENTS ARE PRESENT IN THE UPPERMOST AQUIFER DOWNGRADIENT OF THE CLOSED SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS.

Defendants (1)

• HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER ELECTRICALNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER THE LIGHT COMP

  19301 OLD GALVESTON ROAD, WEBSTER, TX, 77598

  Registry ID: 110000854647

• RELIANT ENERGY INCORPORATED

  12070 OLD BEAUMONT HIGHWAY, HOUSTON, TX, 77015

  Registry ID: 110001867560

• P H ROBINSON E G S

  5501 HIGHWAY 146, BACLIFF, TX, 77518

  Registry ID: 110002345515

• HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY

  2012 MILLER CUTOFF ROAD, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110002344393

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3013 — Monitoring, Analysis, Testing

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER ELECTRICAL GENERATING Sentered 1997-09-30

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-09-30Final Order Issued
• 1997-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-06-03Compliance Achieved
• 1998-06-03Enforcement Action Closed