EPA v. ERTL COMPANY, INC., DYERSVILLE, IA

Case summary

ERTL HAS TWO FACILITIES, APPROXIMATELY THREE BLOCKS APART. PLANT 1 IS A 100-1,000 KG SMALL QUANTITY GENERATOR. NOTIFI- CATION REQUIRED 9/86. FACILITY FAILED TO FILE TIMELY NOTIF- ICATION. WASTES GENERATED AT THIS FACILITY TRANSPORTED TO PLANT 2 FOR STORAGE PRIOR TO DISPOSAL. PLANT 1 DID NOT HAVE EPA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WHEN WASTES TRANSPORTED (COUNT I). WASTES WERE TRANSPORTED WITHOUT MANIFEST (COUNT II). PLANT 2 IS A REGULAR GENERATOR. BOTH FACILITIES FAILED TO FILE REQUIRED LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTION EXEMPTION NOTIFICATIONS (COUNT III). PLANT 2 STORED WASTES TRANSPORTED FROM PLANT 1 FOR MORE THAN 10 DAYS; AND WASTES GERNERATED AT PLANT 2 FOR MORE THAN 90 DAYS WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS (COUNT IV).

Defendants (1)

• ERTL COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• ERTL CO. INC. PLANT 2

  HWYS. 136 & 20, DYERSVILLE, IA, 520400500

  Registry ID: 110000414631

• ERTL COMPANY INCORPORATED

  805 13TH AVE. S.E., DYERSVILLE, IA, 520400500

  Registry ID: 110000414631

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ERTL COMPANY, INC., DYERSVILLE, IAentered 1990-03-14

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $8,850

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1989-09-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1989-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1990-03-14Final Order Issued
• 1994-08-10Enforcement Action Closed