EPA v. UNITED BUMPER EXCHANGE, INC., A LOUISIANA 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. 2. UNITED BUMPER EXCHANGE, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 601 FORTSON STREET SHREVEPORT, CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA 71107 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 3004 AND 3005(A) OF RCRA BY: I) FAILURE TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETER- MINATION; II) STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS (27 DRUMS); AND III) STORAGE AND/OR TREATMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS (3 TANKS). 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008 OF RCRA, AFTER RE- VIEWING THE RESPONDENT'S INABILITY TO PAY CLAIM. EPA DE- TERMINED THAT RESPONDENT IS ABLE TO PAY A PENALTY OF $20,000 OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD IN FOUR EQUAL PAYMENTS OF $5,000. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE COM- PLIANCE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE CAFO.

Defendants (1)

• UNITED BUMPER EXCHANGE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• UNITED BUMPER EXCHANGE INCORPORATED

  601 FORTSON STREET, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71107

  Registry ID: 110001271819

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UNITED BUMPER EXCHANGE, INC.entered 2001-06-11

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $20,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-06-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-06-11Final Order Issued
• 2001-06-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-08-11Enforcement Action Closed
• 2001-08-11Compliance Achieved