EPA v. ERA HELICOPTERS, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928, AS AMENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984 (HSWA). 2. ERA HELICOPTERS, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 600 AIRPORT SERVICE ROAD LAKE CHARLES, CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA 70605 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY: I) OPERATING WITHOUT A PERMIT (HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE); II) OPERATING WITHOUT A PERMIT (HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE); III) OPERATING WITHOUT A PERMIT (HAZARDOUS WASTE STOR- AGE); IV) OPERATING WITHOUT A PERMIT (HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE); V) FAILURE TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINA- TION; VI) STORAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE (FLUO- RESCENT LAMPS); AND VII) USED OIL STORAGE REQUIREMENTS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $41,735 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND ISSUED THE RESPONDENT A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• ERA HELICOPTERS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ERA AVIATION INC

  600 AIRPORT SVC RD, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70605

  Registry ID: 110003281216

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ERA HELICOPTERS, INC.entered 2000-08-16

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $10,395

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2000-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-04-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-08-16Final Order Issued
• 2002-08-08Enforcement Action Closed