EPA v. CLINTON HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$85,082
Case summary
THE CLINTON COUNTY HIGHWAY FACILITY IS A SMALL QUANTITY GENERATOR OF HAZARDOUS WASTES. THE FACILITY PERFORMS MAINTENANCE ON COUNTY EQUIPMENT. IT GENERATES LESS THAN 100 KG/MO. OF HAZARDOUS WASTES, SUCH AS SPENT SOLVENTS F002. THE FACILITY DISPOSED OF ITS SPENT SOLVENTS AT ITS LAND DISPOSAL UNIT FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS. THE DISPOSAL UNIT SHOULD BE CLOSED PURSUANT TO RCRA REGULATIONS. THE UNIT DID NOT HAVE INTERIM STATUS NOR A RCRA PERMIT.
Defendants (1)
- CLINTON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CLINTON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT
104 S THIRD AVE, DE WITT, IA, 52742
Registry ID: 110000700117
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3010 — Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
- RCRA 3008 — Res Conserv & Rec Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CLINTON HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTentered 1994-03-29
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $85,082
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1991-06-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-03-29Final Order Issued
- 1994-03-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 44247
- Case number
- 07-1991-0430
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- HWC
- EPA region
- 07
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-1991-0430 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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