EPA v. ZENECA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, A SOLE PARTNERSHIP

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 (HSWA). 2. ZENECA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, A SOLE PARTNERSHIP 5757 UNDERWOOD ROAD PASADENA, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77507 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY 1) FAILURE TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION; 2) FAIL- URE TO STORE HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS AND MEET THE EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS OF 180-DAY OR LESS HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS (MAINTENANCE SHOP AND COVERED SHED CONTAINER STORAGE AREAS; AND 3) FAILURE TO STORE HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR IN- TERIM STATUS AND MEET THE EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS OF 180 DAY OR LESS HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS (CON- TAINER STORAGE AREAS). 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $39,380 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND ISSUED THE RESPONDENT A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• ZENECA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ZENECA INCORPORATED (SYNGENTA)

  5757 UNDERWOOD RD., PASADENA, TX, 77507

  Registry ID: 110000462776

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ZENECA AG PRODUCTS INC.entered 2000-05-26

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $33,830

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-09-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-05-26Final Order Issued
• 2001-01-17Compliance Achieved
• 2001-01-17Enforcement Action Closed