EPA v. INTEGRATED TRADE SYSTEM, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. 6928(A), AS AMENDED BY THE HAZ- ARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984 9HSWA). 2. INTEGRATED TRADE SYSTEMS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION 2500 CITY WEST BOULEVARD, SUITE 2400 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77042 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, AND 3010 OF RCRA BY: 1) FAILURE TO SUBMIT NOTIFICA- TION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITY; 2) FAILURE TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION; 3) FAILURE TO SEND HAZARD- OUS WASTE TO AN AUTHORIZED FACILITY/TRANSPORTERS; 4) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PRE-TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS; 5) FAILURE TO OBTAIN AN EPA ID # AND COMPLY WITH THE RE- QUIREMENTS FOR TREATMENT, STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION; 6) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE USE OF UNIFORM HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFEST WITH IMPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE REQUIREMENTS; AND 7) FAILURE TO PROVIDE CORRECT INFORMATION ON A MANI- FEST. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $233,639 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND ISSUED THE RESPONDENT A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• INTEGRATED TRADE SYSTEMS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• INTEGRATED TRADE SYSTEM, INC.

  2500 CITY W BLVD., STE 2400, HOUSTON, TX, 77042

  Registry ID: 110013723916

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3003 — Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3010 — Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Integrated Trade System, Inc.entered 2002-11-08

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $40,000 · SEP: $100,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-05-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-05-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-11-08Final Order Issued
• 2002-12-05Enforcement Action Closed