EPA v. Exide Technologies

Case summary

On December 18,2012, EPA Region 6 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CA/FO) under its authority pursuant to The Resource Conservaton and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Clean Air Act (CAA) to Exide Technologies, Inc., located in Frisco, Texas. The CA/FO was issued in response to violations of: RCRA unpermitted storage, failure to make hazardous waste determinations, and failure to meet operating standards for a permitted unit, and, CAA failure to control fugitive dust emissions, failure to install enclosure hoods, and failure to maintain required records. The CA/FO requires Exide to pay a penalty of $225,000, provide copies of all work orders for door replacement and repairs to the Raw Materials Storage Building, and delineate any lead contamination in the area of the Flood Wall and Stewart Creek, and submit a closure plan for the area to the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality. For more information, see documents below.

Defendants (1)

• Exide TechnologiesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES FRISCO RECYCLING CENTER

  7471 SOUTH 5TH STREET, FRISCO, TX, 75034-5047

  Registry ID: 110038159863

• EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES FRISCO RECYCLING CENTER

  7471 SOUTH 5TH STREET, FRISCO, TX, 75034-5047

  Registry ID: 110038159863

• EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES FRISCO RECYCLING CENTER

  7471 SOUTH 5TH STREET, FRISCO, TX, 75034-5047

  Registry ID: 110038159863

• EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES FRISCO RECYCLING CENTER

  7471 SOUTH 5TH STREET, FRISCO, TX, 75034-5047

  Registry ID: 110038159863

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Exide Technologiesentered 2012-12-18

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $225,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2012-12-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-12-18Final Order Issued
• 2012-12-20Enforcement Action Data Entered