EPA v. Safety-Kleen Systems-Denton, TX-Multi Media Judicial Order-FY2004

Case summary

Fourteen alleged violations of the CAA and other RCRA violations have resulted from the March 2002 CAA inspection of the Safety Kleen, Denton, TX, Facility. Violations of the CAA involve HAPs (NESHAP) and NSPS, as well as a violation of the SIP. The enforcement case was referred to the Department of Justice 9/08/2003. Because of the Safety-Kleen bankruptcy case, EPA filed a Request for Payment of Admin Expenses on 9/15/2003. After several rounds of negotiation, EPA accepted the company's offer of $150,000 direct cash payment to DOJ to settle this case separately, outside of EPA's greater claims for other cases that were part of the bankruptcy proceeding. There were no uncompleted corrective actions, as outlined in the company's correspondence to EPA. Supporting paper records from the original case file were scanned and saved in support of reconstructing the ICIS record in Dec 2025 to close it out.

Defendants (1)

• Safety-Kleen systems, inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SAFETY KLEEN CORPORATION

  1722 COOPER CREEK RD., DENTON, TX, 76208

  Registry ID: 110000459995

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3007 — Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Safety-Kleen Systems-Denton, TX-Multi Media Judicial Order-FY2004entered 2004-09-25

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $150,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 2003-09-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2003-09-25Complaint Filed With Court
• 2003-09-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2004-09-25Final Order Entered
• 2004-09-25Final Order Lodged
• 2004-09-25Concluded
• 2004-09-25Demand for Stipulated Penalties
• 2025-12-22Enforcement Action Closed