EPA v. Sloan Valve Company

Case summary

On November 1, 2016, EPA Region 6 issued a Consent Agreement Final Order under its authority pursuant to section 3008(a) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, also known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. ? 6928(a) to Sloan Valve Company located in Augusta, Arkansas. The administrative complaint was issued in response to the following violations of RCRA: 1) Operation of a hazardous waste landfill without a permit. 2) Land disposal of a prohibited waste without meeting the Land Disposal Requirements. 3) Failure to operate the facility in a manner to prevent releases to the environment. 4) Failure to provide required annual hazardous waste training. 5) Failure to meet management requirements for hazardous waste containers EPA and Sloan Valve Company are entering into this Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) in order to settle those alleged violations. This CAFO requires Sloan Valve company to: pay an administrative penalty of $630,000 to the United States; enter into an agreement with the State of Arkansas for the remediation of releases at its foundry; adhere to and certify to compliance with all protective measures required by its solid waste disposal permit; cease the use of non-conforming containers for the accumulation and storage of hazardous waste; refrain from all land disposal of wastes that fail to meet the applicable treatment standards.

Defendants (1)

• Sloan Valve CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SLOAN VALVE CO - AUGUSTA DIVISION

  2719 AR-33, AUGUSTA, AR, 72006-0060

  Registry ID: 110000597818

• SLOAN VALVE CO - AUGUSTA DIVISION

  2719 AR-33, AUGUSTA, AR, 72006-0060

  Registry ID: 110000597818

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Sloan Valve Companyentered 2016-11-01

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $630,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2016-03-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-03-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-11-01Final Order Issued