EPA v. Gruene Transportation LLC

Case summary

18. EPA hereby restates and incorporates by reference Paragraphs 1 through 17. 19. 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE ? 335.91(d) provides transporters who store hazardous waste are owners or operators of storage facilities and, as such, are also subject to the permit requirements and storage standards. 20. 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE ? 335.94(a) (40 C.F.R. 263.12) provides that a unless the executive director determines that a permit should be required in order to protect human health and the environment, a transporter who stores manifested shipments of hazardous waste in containers meeting the requirements of 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE ? 335.65 at a transfer facility owned or operated by a registered transporter for a period of ten days or less is not subject to the requirement for a permit under 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE ? 335.2, with respect to the storage of those wastes provided that the transporter complies with the following sections: 1) 40 C.F.R. ? 265.14; 2) 40 C.F.R. ? 265.15; 3) 40 C.F.R. ? 265.16; 4) 40 C.F.R. Part 265, Subpart C; 5) 40 C.F.R. Part 265, Subpart D (except ? 265.56(j)) and 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE ? 335.113; and 6) 40 C.F.R. Part 265, Subpart I. 21. From the Investigation, EPA determined Respondent, on multiple occasions, stored hazardous waste for a period of greater than 10 days. 22. From the Investigation, EPA determined Respondent, on the occasions where it stored hazardous waste for a period of greater than 10 days was subject to the permit requirements and storage standards. 23. From the Investigation, EPA determined Respondent did not have a permit on the occasions where it stored hazardous waste for a period of greater than 10 days for the time period relevant to this CAFO 24. From the Investigation, EPA determined Respondent did not have interim status nor was in the process of applying for a permit on the occasions where it stored hazardous waste for a period of greater than 10 days for the time period relevant to this CAFO. 25. From the Investigation, EPA determined Respondent was deficient in at least one or more of the following areas: a) 40 C.F.R. ? 265.14; b) 40 C.F.R. ? 265.15; c) 40 C.F.R. ? 265.16; d) 40 C.F.R. Part 265, Subpart C; e) 40 C.F.R. Part 265, Subpart D (except ? 265.56(j)) and 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE ? 335.113; and f) 40 C.F.R. Part 265, Subpart I. 26. From the Investigation, EPA determined Respondent did not meet the conditions for a permit exemption found in 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE ? 335.94(a). 27. From the Investigation, EPA determined Respondent stored hazardous waste without a permit or interim status, in violation of 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE ? 335.2(a).

Defendants (1)

• Gruene Transportation LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GRUENE TRANSPORTATION

  5865 SAFARI DR, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX, 78132-5168

  Registry ID: 110054867284

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Gruene Transportation LLCentered 2021-01-11

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $232,800

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2020-07-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-01-11Final Order Issued
• 2021-01-25Enforcement Action Data Entered