EPA v. WEEKS MARINE, INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928, AS AMENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984. 2. WEEKS MARINE, INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION 106 DEROUCHE AVENUE BOURG, TERREBONNE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70345 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY (1) FAILURE TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION, (2) FAILURE TO MEET THE EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS OF 90 DAYS OR LESS HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE FOR GENERATORS, (3) FAILURE TO MEET THE EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS OF 90 DAYS OR LESS HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE FOR GENERATORS, AND (4) FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITY AND OBTAIN AN EPA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008 OF RCRA, EPA PRO- POSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $28,876 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND ALSO ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO THE RESPONDENT. THE ORDER REQUIRES THE RESPONDENT TO: (A) WITHIN 60 DAYS, MAKE HAZ. WASTE DETERMINATIONS ON ALL SOLID WASTES GEN- ERATED AT ITS FACILITY AS REQUIRED, (B) DOCUMENT THE PRO- CEDURES USED IN ITS HAZ. WASTE DETERMINATION ON EACH SOLID WASTE STREAM AND THIS DOCUMENTATION TO EPA WITHIN 60 DAYS, (C) 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, (D) WITHIN 60 DAYS, SUBMIT A NOTIFICATION OF HAZ. WASTE ACTIVITIES TO THE LDEQ, (E) IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH ACTIONS A THRU D, THEN RESPONDENT SHALL IMMEDIATELY CEASE STORAGE OF ALL HAZ. WASTE UNTIL A STOR- AGE PERMIT IS OBTAINED, AND (F) WITHIN 60 DAYS, SUBMIT TO EPA, A WRITTEN CERTIFICATION THAT THE ACTIONS A THRU E HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AS IS REQUIRED.

Defendants (1)

• WEEKS MARINE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WEEKS MARINE INC

  106 DEROUCHE AVE, BOURG, LA, 70343

  Registry ID: 110003358358

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3010A — Res Conserv & Rec Act
• RCRA 3005A — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WEEKS MARINE, INC.entered 1998-09-01

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $28,876

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-06-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-07-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-09-01Final Order Issued
• 2001-03-08Enforcement Action Closed
• 2001-03-08Compliance Achieved