EPA v. 4-D CORROSION CONTROL SPECIALISTS, INC., A LOUISIANA CORP.

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6901 ET SEQ., AS AMENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS. 2. 4-D CORROSION CONTROL SPECIALISTS, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION END OF LEWIS STREET PORT OF IBERIA, IBERIA PARISH, LOUISIANA 70560 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY 1) FAILING TO MAKE AN ADEQUATE HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION OF THE MATERIAL STORED IN THE 16 BULKED DRUMS AND THE STORAGE TANK, AND 2) BY STORING HAZARDOUS WASTE IN THE 6 PAINT STORAGE LOCATIONS, AND IN THE STORAGE TANK IN EX- CESS OF 90 DAYS WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008 OF RCRA, EPA PRO- POSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $87,600 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO THE RESPONDENT. THE OR- DER REQUIRES THE RESPONDENT TO: A) IMMEDIATELY LABEL CON- TAINERS OF HAZ. WASTE STORED AT SATELLITE POINTS WITH THE WORDS HAZARDOUS WASTE OR WITH OTHER WORDS THAT IDENTIFY THE CONTENTS OF THE CONTAINERS AS REQUIRED, B) IMMEDIATE- LY LABEL AND STORE CONTAINERS OF HAZ. WASTE LOCATED IN THE LESS THAN 90 DAY CONTAINER STORAGE AREA IN A MANNER IN WHICH THE LABELS AND ACCUMULATION DATES ARE VISIBLE FOR INSPECTION AS REQUIRED, C) IMMEDIATELY MAINTAIN CON- TAINERS OF HAZ. WASTE IN A MANNER SUCH THAT THE CONTAIN- ERS ARE ALWAYS CLOSED EXCEPT WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO ADD OR REMOVE WASTE, OR D) IF ACTIONS A THROUGH C ARE NOT IM- MEDIATELY TAKEN BY THE FACILITY, THEN THE FACILITY SHALL IMMEDIATELY CEASE STORAGE OF ALL HAZ. WASTE UNTIL A PART A PERMIT HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR AND OBTAINED.

Defendants (1)

• 4-D CORROSION CONTROL SPECIALISTS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• 4D CORROSION CONT SPEC INC

  4911 S LEWIS ST, NEW IBERIA, LA, 70560

  Registry ID: 110003281403

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3005A — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• 4-D CORROSION CONTROL SPECIALISTS, INC.entered 1998-03-20

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $21,900

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-03-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-03-20Final Order Issued
• 1998-03-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-07-07Compliance Achieved
• 1999-09-23Enforcement Action Closed