EPA v. Tubal-Cain Gas Free Services, Inc.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On January 13, 2017, EPA Region 6 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to Tubal-Cain Gas Free Services to resolve violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The violations include failure to conduct a hazardous waste determination, failure to use a manifest or designate a facility authorized to receive hazardous waste, failure to meet requirements for storage of hazardous waste, failure to meet recordkeeping requirements, and denial of access to the facility. Under the CAFO, Tubal-Cain will be required to pay a penalty of $192,000 and take actions to ensure that the violations do not recur. Tubal-Cain was inspected as part of a ?barge cleaner initiative? series of inspections in 2014.
Defendants (1)
- Tubal-Cain Gas Free Services, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
VLS GAS FREE SERVICES PORT ARTHUR
8700A OLD YACHT CLUB RD, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77642-0385
Registry ID: 110045565697
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Tubal-Cain Gas Free Services, Inc.entered 2017-01-12
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $192,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2017-01-12Final Order Issued
- 2017-01-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2017-01-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-01-10Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600913389
- Case number
- 06-2017-0914
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6ENH
- 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 06-2017-0914 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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