EPA v. HALLAR ENTERPRISES, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6901 ET SEQ. 2. HALLAR ENTERPRISES, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 137 HALLAR COURT PIERRE PART, ASSUMPTION PARISH, LOUISIANA 70339 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY 1) FAILING TO NOTIFY OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITY, 2) DISPOS- AL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE IN AN INJECTION WELL WITHOUT A PER- MIT, 3) STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE IN TANK 2 & 3 WITHOUT A PERMIT, 4) STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE IN THE ROLL-OFF WITHOUT A PERMIT, AND 5) FAILING TO MAKE AN ADEQUATE HAZ- ARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $160,462 AND ISSUED A COMLI- ANCE ORDER TO THE RESPONDENT. THE ORDER REQUIRES THE RE- SPONDENT TO: A) IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE STATE AND EPA OF THEIR HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITY, B) IMMEDIATELY MAKE A HAZ. WASTE DETERMINATION OF ALL MATERIAL THE FACILITY AC- CEPTS PRIOR TO STORAGE OR TREATMENT, C) NOT STORE OR DIS- POSE OF OFF-SITE HAZ. WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT, D) NOT STORE HAZ. WASTE GENERATED ON-SITE FOR MORE THAN 90 DAYS, E) IMMEDIATELY MAKE A HAZ. WASTE DETERMINATION OF THE MATERIAL STORED IN THE ROLL-OFF, AND F) IF ACTIONS A THROUGH E ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY TAKEN BY THE FACILITY, THE FACILITY SHALL IMMEDIATELY CEASE STORAGE OF ALL HAZ. WASTE UNTIL A PART A PERMIT HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR AND OB- TAINED.

Defendants (1)

• HALLAR ENTERPRISES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HALLAR ENTERPRISES INC

  137 HALLAR RD, PIERRE PART, LA, 703395015

  Registry ID: 110010654773

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005A — Res Conserv & Rec Act
• RCRA 3010 — Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HALLAR ENTERPRISES, INC.entered 1999-08-20

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $100,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-12-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-01-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-08-20Final Order Issued
• 2001-03-08Compliance Achieved
• 2001-03-08Enforcement Action Closed