EPA v. SWIFTSHIPS, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928 ET SEQ., AS AMENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984. 2. SWIFTSHIPS, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 1105 LEVEE ROAD MORGAN CITY, SAINT MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA 70381 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATIION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY: I) FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIY; II) FAIL- URE TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION; AND III) FAILURE TO MEET PERMIT EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS AND THUS STORING HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM NO- TICE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $28,050 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND ISSUED THE RESPONDENT A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• SWIFTSHIPS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SWIFTSHIPS INCORPORATED

  1105 LEVEE ROAD, MORGAN CITY, LA, 70380

  Registry ID: 110001315675

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005A — Res Conserv & Rec Act
• RCRA 3010 — Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SWIFTSHIPS, INC. (SITE 1)entered 2000-12-11

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $10,080

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-04-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-04-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-12-11Final Order Issued
• 2001-01-11Compliance Achieved
• 2001-10-16Enforcement Action Closed