EPA v. BOLLINGER MARINE FABRICATION, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6901 ET SEQ. 2. BOLLINGER MARINE FABRICATION, INC., A LOUISIANA CORP. 816 BOLLINGER LANE AMELIA, SAINT MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA 70340 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 3005(A) OF RCRA BY 1) STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE (IN CONTAINERS) WITHOUT A PERMIT), 2) FAILURE TO LABEL TANKS AND CONTAINERS WITH THE WORDS (USED OIL , AND 3) FAILURE TO NOTIFY LDEQ OF CHANGE IN GENERATOR STATUS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $9,900 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND ISSUED THE RESPONDENT A COMPLIANCE ORDER. THE RESPONDENT IS ORDERED TO: 1) IMMEDIATELY LABEL ALL HAZ. WASTE STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH HAZARDOUS WASTE , 2) IM- MEDIATELY MARK ALL HAZ. WASTE STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH THE ACCUMULATION START DATE, 3) IMMEDIATELY MAINTAIN CONTAIN- ERS OF HAZ. WASTE AND KEEP CLOSE EXCEPT FOR ADDING OR RE- MOVING WASTE, 4) IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE SECONDARY CONTAIN- MENT FOR STORAGE OF HAZ. WASTE CONTAINERS, 5) IMMEDIATELY OPERATE IN A MANNER THAT WILL PREVENT RELEASE OF HAZ. WASTES TO THE ENVIRONMENT, 6) IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN EMERGENCY SPILL AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AT HAZ. WASTE STORAGE AREAS, 7) IMMEDIATELY MAKE ARRANGE- MENTS WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS TO FAMILIARIZE THEM WITH THE PROPERTIES OF HAZ. WASTE HANDLED AND TYPES OF INJURIES THAT COULD RESULT FROM FIRES, EXPLOSIONS, OR RELEASES AT THE FACILITY, 8) IMMEDIATELY DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN ALL OF THE ELEMENTS OF A CONTINGENCY PLAN, 9) IMMEDIATELY PRO- VIDE COPIES OF ALL THE ELEMENTS OF A CONTINGENCY PLAN TO LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE DEPT., HOSPITALS, AND EMERGENCY RE- SPONSE TEAMS, 10) IMMEDIATELY DOCUMENT A HAZ. WASTE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PERSONNEL WHO MANAGE HAZ. WASTE, 11) IMMEDIATELY DOCUMENT AND MAINTAIN THE JOB TITLE AND WRIT- TEN JOB DESCRIPTIONS, AND TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL WHO HAN- DLED HAZ. WASTE, 12) IMMEDIATELY LABEL ALL CONTAINERS AND TANKS USED FOR STORAGE OF USED OIL WITH USED OIL , 13) IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY LDEQ THAT IT IS A LARGE QUANTITY GEN- ERATOR, 14) IF ACTIONS 1 THRU 13 ARE IMMEDIATELY TAKEN, THEN THE FACILITY WILL IMMEDIATELY CEASE STORAGE OF ALL HAZ. WASTE UNTIL RESPONDENT HAS APPLIED FOR, AND OBTAINED A RCRA PART A PERMIT, AND 15) WITHIN 45 DAYS, CERTIFY THAT HE HAS COMPLIED WITH ACTIONS 1 THRU 13.

Defendants (1)

• BOLLINGER MARINE FABRICATION, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BOLLINGER MARINE FABR LLC

  816 BOLLINGER LN, AMELIA, LA, 70340

  Registry ID: 110000449159

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005A — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BOLLINGER MARINE FABRICATION, INC.entered 1998-12-29

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $9,900

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-12-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-12-29Final Order Issued
• 1998-12-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-02-14Compliance Achieved
• 2001-02-08Enforcement Action Closed