EPA v. Houston Plating and Coatings, LLC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On November 3, 2016, EPA Region 6 issued a Consent Agreements and Final Order (CAFO) under its authority pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to Houston Plating & Coatings for 2 facilities in Texas (Humble, TX and S. Houston, TX). The CAFO was issued in response to RCRA violations including: failure to provide proper notification and failure to comply with applicable hazardous waste generator requirements. The CAFO imposed a penalty of $120,100 and require Houston Plating & Coatings to certify and document compliance with RCRA hazardous waste generator requirements.
Defendants (1)
- Houston Plating and Coatings, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
HOUSTON PLATING
1315 GEORGIA, SOUTH HOUSTON, TX, 77587-3924
Registry ID: 110000463757
HOUSTON PLATING & COATINGS
2622 WILSON RD, HUMBLE, TX, 77396
Registry ID: 110054867603
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3010 — Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Houston Plating and Coatings, LLCentered 2016-11-03
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $120,100
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2016-11-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2016-11-03Final Order Issued
- 2016-11-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-12-15Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600853905
- Case number
- 06-2016-0946
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6ENH
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2016-0946 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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