EPA v. USA WASTE OF HOUSTON LANDFILL SERVICES

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLO- SURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION. 2. USA WASTE OF HOUSTON LANDFILL SERVICES FACILITIES: 1. WASTE MANAGEMENT ATASCOCITA LANDFILL 3623 WILSON ROAD HUMBLE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77396-3646 2. WESTERN WASTE INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL 1750 NORTH LOOP 336 EAST CONROE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS 77301 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED A VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DIS- POSAL OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE IN A NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE DIS- POSAL FACILITY. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCOVERY, DISCLOSURE, COR- RECTION AND PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE OF VIOLATIONS, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE RESPONDENT'S QUALIFICATION TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY AND WHETHER TO SEEK GRAVITY- BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• USA WASTE OF HOUSTON LANDFILL SERVICESNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• WESTERN WASTE INDUSTRIAL LDFL

  1750 N LOOP 336 E, CONROE, TX, 773011508

  Registry ID: 110010726161

• WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC.

  3623 WILSON ROAD, HUMBLE, TX, 77396

  Registry ID: 110007336203

• WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC.

  3623 WILSON ROAD, HUMBLE, TX, 77396

  Registry ID: 110007336203

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WASTE MANAGEMENTentered 2000-06-06

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1999-03-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-06-06Final Order Issued
• 2000-06-08Enforcement Action Closed