EPA v. DEL'S PLATING WORKS, A TEXAS CORPORATION

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. DEL'S PLATING WORKS, A TEXAS CORPORATION 8736 SCHUMACHER LANE HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77063 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY 1) FAILURE TO MEET THE EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS (STORING HAZ- ARDOUS WATE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS); AND 2) FAILURE TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $10,450 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND ISSUED THE RESPONDENT A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• DEL'S PLATING WORKSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DELS PLATING WORKS

  8736 SCHUMACHER, HOUSTON, TX, 77063

  Registry ID: 110001875070

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3005A — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DEL'S PLATING WORKSentered 1999-09-30

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $10,450

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-30Final Order Issued
• 1999-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-12-23Compliance Achieved
• 2001-02-20Enforcement Action Closed