EPA v. KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation

Case summary

On March 27, 2024, EPA Region 6 entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) under its authority pursuant to RCRA with KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation (Respondent) formally located in El Paso, TX. The CAFO was issued in response to failure to comply with the following: (1) 42 U.S.C. 6930(a); (2) 40 C.F.R. 262.34(a) and (b); (3) 40 C.F.R. 262.11; (4) 40 C.F.R. 262.40; (5) 40 C.F.R. 262.41(a); and (6) 40 C.F.R. 262.84. The CAFO requires Respondent to pay a penalty of $57,715.20 within 30 days of the effective date of the CAFO. Respondent also agreed to perform two Supplement Environmental Projects (SEPs) in the amount of $210,490. The SEPs involve (i) the purchase and donation of emergency response supplies and equipment to the El Paso Fire Department and (ii) the purchase and donation of third-party training for hazardous materials transportation specialists to the El Paso Fire Department within three hundred sixty-five (365) days of the Effective Date of the CAFO.

Defendants (1)

• KYOCERA AVX Components CorporationNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TEXAS WAREHOUSE_7

  7 LEIGH FISHER BLVD STE D, EL PASO, TX, 79906

  Registry ID: 110005100817

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KYOCERA AVX Components Corporationentered 2024-03-27

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $57,715 · SEP: $210,490

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2024-03-27Final Order Issued
• 2024-03-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2024-04-12Compliance Achieved