EPA v. OCEAN TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6901 ET SEQ. 2. OCEAN TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. 1140 PETERS ROAD HARVEY, JEFFERSON COUNTY, LOUISIANA 70058 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY 1) STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE (IN CONTAINERS) WITHOUT A PER- MIT, 2) STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE (AT SATELLITE ACCUMU- LATION POINTS) WITHOUT A PERMIT, AND 3) FAILURE TO DEVE- LOP AND MAINTAIN A SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTER- MEASURES PLAN (SPCC). 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $8,600 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO THE RESPONDENT. THE ORDER REQUIRES THE RESPONDENT TO IMMEDIATELY: 1) LA- BEL ALL HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH HAZARD- OUS WASTE , 2) MARK ALL HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE CONTAIN- ERS STORED IN THE CONTAINER STORAGE AREA WITH THE ACCUMU- LATION START DATE, 3) KEEP ALL CONTAINERS CLOSED EXCEPT WHEN ADDING OR REMOVING WASTE, 4) PROVIDE SECONDARY CON- TAINMENT FOR THE CONTAINER STORAGE AREA, 5) OPERATE IN A MANNER THAT WILL PREVENT RELEASE OF HAZ. WASTE TO THE EN- VIRONMENT, 6) PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN EMERGENCY SPILL AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AT THE CONTAINER STORAGE AREA, 7) BEGIN A PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION, ALARM, AND PROTECTION EQUIPMENT IS TESTED AND MAINTAINED TO AS- SURE PROPER OPERATION, 8) FAMILIARIZE THE LOCAL HOSPITALS WITH THE PROPERTIES OF HAZ. WASTE HANDLED AND TYPES OF INJURIES THAT COULD RESULT FROM FIRES, EXPLOSIONS, OR RE- LEASES AT THE FACILITY, 9) DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN ALL OF THE ELEMENTS OF A CONTINGENCY LAN, 10) PROVIDE COPIES OF THOSE ELEMENTS TO THE LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE DEPTS., HOS- PITALS, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS, 11) DOCUMENT A HAZ. WASTE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PERSONNEL WHO MANAGE HAZ. WASTE, 12) DOCUMENT AND MAINTAIN THE JOB TITLE AND WRIT- TEN JOB DESCRIPTIONS, AND TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL WHO HAN- DLE HAZ. WASTE, 13) PREPARE AND MAINTAIN A SPILL PREVENT- ION, CONTROL & COUNTERMEASURES PLAN, 14) IF THE ACTIONS MENTIONED ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY TAKEN BY THE FACILITY, THEN THE FACILITY SHALL IMMEDIATELY CEASE STORAGE OF ALL HAZ. WASTE UNTIL THE RESPONDENT HAS APPLIED FOR, AND OBTAINED A RCRA PART A PERMIT, AND 15) NOT LATER THAN 45 DAYS AF- TER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE COMPLAINT, RESPONDENT SHALL CERTIFY THAT HE HAS COMPLIED WITH THE ACTIONS 1 THROUGH 13.

Defendants (1)

• OCEAN TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• OCEAN TECHNICAL SVCS-HARVEY

  1140 PETERS ROAD, HARVEY, LA, 70058

  Registry ID: 110006648556

• OCEAN TECHNICAL SVCS-HARVEY

  1140 PETERS ROAD, HARVEY, LA, 70058

  Registry ID: 110006648556

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005A — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• OCEAN TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.entered 1997-12-23

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $8,600

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-12-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-12-23Final Order Issued
• 1998-01-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-01-23Compliance Achieved
• 2001-02-08Enforcement Action Closed