EPA v. NSM, INC., D/B/A SHREVEPORT TANK WASH, A LOUISIANA CORP.

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928(A), AS AMENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984 (HSWA). 2. NSM, INC., D/B/A/ SHREVEPORT TANK WASH, A LOUISIANA CORP. 6960 BERT KOUNS INDUSTRIAL LOOP SHREVEPORT, CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA 71129 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 3002, 3005 AND 3010(A) OF RCRA BY: I) FAILURE TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION; II) FAILURE TO MODIFY NOTIFICATION OF HAZ- ARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITY; AND III) FAILURE TO MEET THE EX- EMPTION REQUIREMENTS AS A LARGE QUANTITY GENERATOR. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $36,300 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED. EPA ALSO ISSUED THE RESPONDENT A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• NSM, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SHREVEPORT TANK WASH

  6960W BERT KOUNS IND LOOP, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71129

  Registry ID: 110003366410

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3010 — Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NSM, INC., D/B/A/ SHREVEPORT TANK WASHentered 2000-12-15

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $9,075

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-09-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-09-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-12-15Final Order Issued
• 2001-01-15Enforcement Action Closed
• 2001-01-15Compliance Achieved