EPA v. DEXTER COMPANY, FAIRFIELD, IA
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$13,500
Case summary
DEXTER OPERATES A FOUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING FACILITY. THE FOUNDRY GENERATES BAGHOUSE DUST WHICH IS EP TOXIC FOR LEAD. THE FACILITY HAS BEEN TREATING THE BAGHOUSE DUST IN A TANK BY MIXING IT WITH CEMENT, BELIEVING THE RESULTANT TREATED WASTE STREAM TO BE NOT HAZARDOUS. RECENT ANALYSES INDICATED THE TREATED WASTE IS HAZARDOUS.
Defendants (1)
- DEXTER COMPANY (THE)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL
BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084
Registry ID: 110009327022
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3005E — Res Conserv & Rec Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DEXTER COMPANY, FAIRFIELD, IAentered 1991-05-09
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $13,500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1990-06-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-06-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1991-05-09Final Order Issued
- 1994-08-10Enforcement Action Closed
- 1994-08-10Pipeline Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 43842
- Case number
- 07-1990-0323
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- HWC
- EPA region
- 07
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Res Conserv & Rec Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-1990-0323 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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