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07-2018-0224Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2018· Region 07

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 3007Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
  • RCRA 3008GPenalty Authority
  • RCRA 3005Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
  • RCRA 3008ACompliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
  • RCRA 3002Standards 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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