EPA v. GETCO INDUSTRIES, INC., D/B/A/ JAR-TEX INDUSTRIES, A TX. COR

Case summary

1. SECTION 113(D) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413(D). 2. GETCO INDUSTRIES, INC., D/B/A/ JAR-TEX INDUSTRIES 204 DAGGETT AVENUE FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS 76104 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (NESHAP) AND SEC- TION 112 OF THE CAA BY: I) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RECORDS OF MONITORING DATA REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 63.346(B)(8) USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD; AND 2) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RECORDS OF THE DATE AND TIME FUME SUPPRESSANT IS ADDED TO THE DECORATIVE CHROMIUM ELECTRO- PLATING TANK, AS REQUIRED. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 113(D) OF THE CAA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $52,000 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED. 5. 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 HAZRDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1976 (HSWA). SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G).

Defendants (1)

• GETCO INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GETCO INDUSTRIES, INC. DBA JARTEX IND.

  204 EAST DAGGETT AVENUE, FORT WORTH, TX, 99999

  Registry ID: 110020515628

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Getco Industries, Inc. d/b/a Jartex Indistriesentered 2002-09-26

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $5,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2000-09-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-09-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-09-26Final Order Issued
• 2002-10-26Enforcement Action Closed