EPA v. ACADIAN SHIPYARD, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6901 ET SEQ., AS AMENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984. 2. ACADIAN SHIPYARD, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 723 HIGHWAY 24, P.O. BOX 298 BOURG, TERREBONNE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70343 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY FAILING TO MEET THE EXEMPTIONS REQUIREMENTS OF 90 DAYS OR LESS HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE FOR GENERATORS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008 OF RCRA, EPA PRO- POSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $20,680 AND ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER REQURING THE RESPONDENT TO: A) UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLAINT, TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE THAT EACH CONTAINER OF HAZ. WASTE HAS THE DATE OF EACH PERIOD ACCU- MULATION BEGINS, LABELED OR CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE WORDS HAZARDOUS WASTE AND VISIBLE FOR INSPECTION, B) UPON RE- CEIPT OF COMPLAINT, TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE EACH CONTAINER OF HAZ. WASTE IS CLOSED EXCEPT TO ADD OR REMOVE WASTE, C) UPON RECEIPT OF COMPLAINT, IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES WHICH ENSURE THE WEEKLY INSPECTIONS AND DOCU- MENTING OF ALL CONTAINER STORAGE AREAS WHERE HAZ. WASTE IS STORED, D) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE ORDER, IM- PLEMENT PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS SPILLS IN ITS SECONDARY CONTAINMENT STORAGE AREA, E) IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT COM- PLY WITH ACTIONS A THRU D UPON RECEIPT OF COMPLAINT, RE- SPONDENT SHALL IMMEDIATELY CEASE STORAGE OF ALL HAZ. WASTE UNTIL A PET A PERMIT HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR AND OB- TAINED, AND F) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE COM- PLAINT, SUBMIT TO EPA A WRITTEN CERTIFICATION THAT AC- TIONS A THRU D HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AS REQ FOR THE EXEMP- TION STATUS.

Defendants (1)

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD

  728 BOURG LAROSE HWY 24, BOURG, LA, 703430000

  Registry ID: 110000794329

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD

  728 BOURG LAROSE HWY 24, BOURG, LA, 703430000

  Registry ID: 110000794329

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD

  728 BOURG LAROSE HWY 24, BOURG, LA, 703430000

  Registry ID: 110000794329

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD

  728 BOURG LAROSE HWY 24, BOURG, LA, 703430000

  Registry ID: 110000794329

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD

  728 BOURG LAROSE HWY 24, BOURG, LA, 703430000

  Registry ID: 110000794329

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD

  728 BOURG LAROSE HWY 24, BOURG, LA, 703430000

  Registry ID: 110000794329

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD, INC.entered 1998-03-13

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $20,680

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-03-13Final Order Issued
• 1998-03-13Compliance Achieved
• 1998-03-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-03-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-07-06Enforcement Action Closed