EPA v. METAL PROCESSING, INC., AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION

Case summary

'1. SECTION 3008 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928, AS AMENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984 (HSWA). 2. METAL PROCESSING, INC., AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION 1220 SOUTH NORWOOD AVENUE TULSA, TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74112 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 3010(A) AND 3005 OF RCRA BY: I) FAILURE TO MODIFY NOTIFICATION OF HAZARD- OUS WASTE ACTIVITY TO THE STATE; II) OPERATING A HAZARD- OUS WASTE STORAGE UNIT WITHOUT INTERIM STATUS OR PERMIT BY FAILING TO MEET THE EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS; III) OP- ERATING A HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE UNIT WITHOUT INTERIM STATUS OR PERMIT BY FAILING TO MEET THE PERMIT EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS FOR TANKS; IV) FAILURE TO MEET THE USED OIL STORAGE REQUIREMENTS BY FAILING TO ENSURE THAT THE USED OIL DRUMS ARE CLOSED AND LABELED; V) OPERATING A HAZARD- OUS WASTE STORAGE UNIT WITHOUT INTERIM STATUS OR PERMIT BY FAILING TO MEET THE EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS; VI) FAIL- URE TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION; AND VII) FAILURE TO SEND HAZARDOUS WASTE TO AN AUTHORIZED FA- CILITY. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008 OF RCRA, EPA PRO- POSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $492,884 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED. REGION 6 ALSO ISSUED THE RESPONDENT A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS CITED.'

Defendants (1)

• METAL PROCESSING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• METAL PROCESSING COMPANY INCORPORATED

  1220 S. NORWOOD, TULSA, OK, 741125432

  Registry ID: 110004749201

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3010 — Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• METAL PROCESSING, INC.entered 2001-11-16

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2001-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-11-16Final Order Issued
• 2002-07-15Enforcement Action Closed