EPA v. O'Reilly Auto Parts
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This settlement resolves RCRA violations from an EPA inspection of the Ozark Automotive Distributors DC 4 facility owned and operated by O?Reilly Automotive, Inc., conducted on September 17, 2019. The inspection found RCRA violations for: 1) failure to maintain documentation of hazardous waste determinations; and 2) failure to comply with numerous requirements applicable to small quantity generators, which are conditions for exemption from permitting and operative requirements; and as a result, operating as a TSD facility without a RCRA permit or RCRA Interim Status. The facility has demonstrated that these RCRA violations have been resolved and that the facility has returned to compliance. The settlement includes a penalty payment of $19,793.
Defendants (2)
- O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- Ozark Automotive Distributors DC4Named in complaint
Facilities (1)
OZARK AUTOMOTIVE DISTRIBUTORS DC 4
1800 GUTHRIE, DES MOINES, IA, 50316-2736
Registry ID: 110012215085
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
O'Reilly Auto Partsentered 2021-05-13
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $19,793
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2021-05-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2021-05-13Final Order Issued
- 2021-06-12Enforcement Action Closed
- 2021-08-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602794673
- Case number
- 07-2021-0047
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2021-0047 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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