EPA v. WILLIAM NEIL RENFROW D/B/A/ RENFROW HARD CHROME PLATING CO.

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928(A), AS A- MENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. WILLIAM NEIL RENFROW RENFROW HARD CHROME PLATING COMPANY R.R. 6, BOX 170 LUBBOCK, LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS 79412 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY (1) FAILURE TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION, AND (2) FAILURE TO MEET THE EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS OF 90 DAY OR LESS HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS; AND RESPOND- ENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY CON- DUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTVITIES AT THE FACILITY AND NOT BEING COVERED BY AN NPDES STORM WATER PERMIT OR A STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA AND 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $49,871 FOR THE RCRA VIOLATIONS CITED. AND $27,500 FOR THE CWA VIOLATIONS CITED. EPA ALSO ISSUED A RCRA COMPLI- ANCE ORDER. THE ORDER REQUIRES THE RESPONDENT TO: (A) WITHIN 60 DAYS, TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES THAT WILL ENSURE THAT ALL HAZ. WASTE GENERATED AT ITS FACILITY IS STORED IN COMPLIANCE, (B) WITHIN 60 DAYS, MAKE HAZ. WASTE DETERMINATIONS ON ALL SOLID WASTES GENERATED AT THE FACILITY, (C) DOCUMENT PRO- CEDURES USED IN ITS HAZ. WASTE DETERMINATIONS ON EACH SOLID WASTE STREAM AND PROVIDE THIS DOCUMENTATION TO EPA WITHIN 60 DAYS, AND (D) WITHIN 60 DAYS, SUBMIT TO EPA, WRITTEN CERTIFICATION THAT THE ACTIONS ORDERED IN ACTIONS A THRU C HAVE BEEN COMLETED AS REQUIRED.

Defendants (1)

• RENFROW HARD CHROME PLATING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RENFRO HARD CROME CO

  13804 HWY 87, LUBBOCK, TX, 794237612

  Registry ID: 110007205700

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WILLIAM NEIL RENFROW D/B/A/ RENFROW HARD CHROME PLentered 1998-10-02

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $61,871

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1998-06-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-07-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-10-02Final Order Issued
• 2002-10-17Enforcement Action Closed