EPA v. The U.S. Department of the Army - Fort Hood

Case summary

Case Summary (Viewable by public in ECHO): On June 5, 2019, the EPA Region 6 enforcement team filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (?CAFO?) against Fort Hood to resolve 9 RCRA violations for an amount of $250,000 and includes a comprehensive compliance order. Fort Hood is located at the United States Army Garrison in Fort Hood, Texas and operates a federal facility as an agency of the federal government. The facility is an army base and an active military installation in Bell County, Texas that generates several waste streams and operates several waste locations on at their site. Pursuant to RCRA and the regulations promulgated thereunder, Fort Hood is a large quantity generator of hazardous waste. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (?EPA?) Region 6 conducted a RCRA inspection at the facility during the week of July 31, 2017 and determined that the facility violated regulations under RCRA. The RCRA violations include: various locations of storage of hazardous waste without a permit; failure to make hazardous waste determinations; treatment of hazardous waste without a permit; failure to comply with standards for spent lead-acid batteries being reclaimed; failure to comply with standards for universal waste handlers; and failure to comply with applicable standards for used oil generators. Regarding the compliance order, Fort Hood will assess all its solid waste streams at its facility subject to this CAFO. Fort Hood will also develop and implement standard operating procedures to ensure that they are in compliance with RCRA and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The CAFO provides Fort Hood 270 days to achieve full compliance with the CAFO, including the payment of the civil penalty thirty days after the effective date of the CAFO.

Defendants (1)

• US Department of Army Fort HoodNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• US ARMY FORT HOOD RANGE FACILITY

  BLDG 4219, 77TH & WAREHOUSE AVE, FORT HOOD, TX, 765445057

  Registry ID: 110042005264

• US ARMY FORT HOOD RANGE FACILITY

  BLDG 4219, 77TH & WAREHOUSE AVE, FORT HOOD, TX, 765445057

  Registry ID: 110042005264

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• The U.S. Department of the Army - Fort Hoodentered 2019-06-05

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $250,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2019-06-05Final Order Issued
• 2019-06-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-06-25Enforcement Action Data Entered