EPA v. Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. RCRA 3008A AO For Comp And/Or Penalty

Case summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act program identified compliance issues during an August 2024 EPA RCRA inspection conducted at Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc., Kimball, Nebraska. The EPA alleges that Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. violated its RCRA permitting requirements by failing to minimize releases of hazardous waste to the environment in a permitted area and by failing to store hazardous waste in closed containers. In addition, the EPA also alleges that Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. violated RCRA large quantity generator requirements by failing to label a hazardous waste storage container with an accumulation start date and failing to store hazardous waste in a container in a RCRA permitted 90-day storage area.

Defendants (1)

• Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC - KIMBALL FACILITY

  2247 NE-71, KIMBALL, NE, 69145

  Registry ID: 110041638458

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. RCRA 3008A AO For Comp And/Or Penaltyentered 2026-02-23

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $58,900

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2026-02-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2026-02-23Final Order Issued
• 2026-02-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2026-03-11Enforcement Action Closed