EPA v. CAMP STANLEY STORAGE ACTIVITY, A FEDERAL AGENCY

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(H) OF THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT, AS A- MENDED BY THE RESOURCE CONSERVATIONAND RECOVERY ACT, ( RCRA ), AND FURTHER AMENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928(H). 2. CAMP STANLEY STORAGE ACTIVITY, A FEDERAL AGENCY 25800 RALPH FAIR ROAD BOERNE, KENDALL COUNTY, TEXAS 78015-4800 3. RESPONDENT IS THE OWNER AND/OR OPERATOR OF AN EXISTING HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY. CERTAIN WASTES AND CONSTITUENTS FOUND AT THE FACILITY ARE HAZARDOUS WASTES OR HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS. RESPONDENT RELEASED HAZARDOUS WASTES OR HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS. BASED ON THE RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS WASTES OR HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS INTO THE EN- VIRONMENT FROM THE FACILITY, ACTION IS NECESSARY TO PRO- TECT HUMAN HEALTH AND/OR THE ENVIRONMENT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(H) OF RCRA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT (AOC) TO THE RESPONDENT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ORDER IS TO IDENTIFY, INVESTIGATE, AND TO PREVENT THE FURTHER SPREAD OF RE- LEASES OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND/OR HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT AT AND/OR FROM THE FACILITY, AND TO ENSURE THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE RESPONDENT WILL: 1) PERFORM INTERIM/STABILIZATION MEASURES (IM) AT THE FACILITY TO PREVENT OR MINIMIZE THE FURTHER MIGRATION OF CONTAMINANTS DUE TO RELEASES OF HAZ- ARDOUS CONSTITUENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT, OR TO MITIGATE CURRENT OR POTENTIAL THREATS TO HUMAN HEALTH OR THE EN- VIRONMENT; 2) PERFORM A RCRA FACILITY INVESTIGATION (RFI) TO DETERMINE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF ANY RELEASE(S) OF HAZARDOUS WASTE OR HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS AT OR FROM THE FACILITY; 3) PERFORM A CORRECTIVE MEASURE STUDY (CMS) TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES FOR CORRECTIVE AC- TION(S) TO PREVENT OR MITIGATE ANY MITIGRATION OF RE- LEASE(S) OF HAZARDOUS WASTES OR HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS AT OR FROM THE FACILITY, AND TO COLLECT ANY OTHER INFORMA- TION NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE SELECTION OF CORRECTIVE MEASURES AT THE FACILITY; AND 4) IMPLEMENT THE CORRECTIVE MEASURE OR MEASURES (CORRECTIVE MEASURE IMPLEMENTATION (CMI)) SELECTED BY EPA FOR THE FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• CAMP STANLEY STORAGE ACTIVITYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CAMP STANLEY STORAGE ACTIVITY

  25800 RALPH FAIR ROAD, BOERNE, TX, 78015

  Registry ID: 110014404563

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CAMP STANLEY STORAGE ACTIVITYentered 1999-05-05

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1999-05-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-05-05Final Order Issued
• 1999-05-06Enforcement Action Data Entered