EPA v. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.

Case summary

On November 3, 2016, EPA Region 6 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to Ritz-Carlton located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The CAFO was issued in response to RCRA violations of: 1) failure to file with the EPA Administrator or the authorized State a notification of its hazardous waste activities in violation of Section 3010(a) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. ? 6930(a), and 2) exceeding the limits for generation of hazardous waste, and therefore, at minimum, operated as a small quantity generator (?SQG?) in violation of the regulations set forth at 40 C.F.R. Part 262. The CAFO requires Ritz-Carlton to pay a penalty of $22,660.00 and implement a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) that will reduce the quantity and toxicity of pollutants from the on-site dry cleaning operations, through installation of a new system using a less toxic dry cleaning fluid formulation. Implementation of the SEP should be completed by December 31, 2016 with certification of completion by January 2017.

Defendants (1)

• The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RITZ CARLTON NEW ORLEANS HOTEL

  921 CANAL ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112

  Registry ID: 110009584663

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3010 — Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.entered 2016-11-03

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $22,660 · SEP: $119,319

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2016-11-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-11-03Final Order Issued
• 2016-11-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-03-02Enforcement Action Closed
• 2017-03-02Compliance Achieved