EPA v. PQ CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
CONSENT ORDER AND FINAL AGREEMENT TO ADDRESS VIOLATIONS OF RCRA INCLUDING OPERATING AS A TSDF WITHOUT A PERMIT; FAILURE TO CONDUCT MONTHLY MONITORING ON PUMPS FOR LEAKS; AND FAILURE TO CONDUCT REGULAR INSPECTIONS
Defendants (1)
- PQ CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PQ CORPORATION KANSAS CITY SITE (ZEOLYST)
1700 KANSAS AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, KS, 66105
Registry ID: 110009967125
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3007 — Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
- RCRA 3008G — Penalty Authority
- RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
- RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PQ CORPORATIONentered 2018-09-21
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $83,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2018-09-21Final Order Issued
- 2018-09-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2018-09-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-09-30Enforcement Action Closed
- 2019-09-30Pipeline Closed
- 2019-09-30Compliance Achieved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601561312
- Case number
- 07-2018-0224
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2018-0224 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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