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06-2013-0906Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2013· Region 06

EPA v. UOP LLC

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

On April 18, 2013 a Complaint. Consent Agreement and Final Order was issued to UOP LLC for failure to make a hazardous wasste detemination on spent acetone, treating hazardous waste without a permit and storing hazardous waste without a permit. As part of settlement, UOP has agreed to pay a penalty of $10,000 and to spend not less that $40,745 in SEP. UOP satisfied the requirements of the CAFO and on 11/13/2013, a closure letter was mailed to UOP.

Defendants (1)

  • UOP LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • UOP LLC - BATON ROUGE PLANT

    1200 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70805

    Registry ID: 110015670120

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • UOP LLCentered 2013-04-18

    Primary law: RCRA

    Federal penalty: $10,000 · SEP: $40,745

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 2013-04-18Final Order Issued
  • 2013-04-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2013-05-16Compliance Achieved
  • 2013-05-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2013-11-13Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3400117975
Case number
06-2013-0906
Lead agency
EPA
Branch
6EN-H
EPA region
06
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2013-0906 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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