EPA v. WR METALS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$12,500
Case summary
-FAILURE TO CHARACTERIZE THE SOLID WASTE. -ACCUMULATION AND STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE AT THE LARAMIE FACILITY FOR LONGER THAN 90 DAYS WITHOUT A HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS. -FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE LIABILITY COVERAGE FOR SUDDEN ACCIDENTAL OCCURENCES. -FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICENT TOTAL FUNDS IN THEIR CLOSURE TRUST FUND, FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS INTO THAT TRUST FUND, FAILURE TO PROPERLY CALCULATE AND ADJUST THEIR CLOSURE COST ESTIMATE FOR INFLATION AND FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY ESTIMATE CLOSURE COSTS FOR THE LARAMIE FACILITY.
Defendants (1)
- WR METALSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WR METALS INDUSTRIES INC
S OF MONOLITH RD COUNTY RD 34, LARAMIE, WY, 82070
Registry ID: 110011492839
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WR METALS INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 1988-04-20
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $12,500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1987-06-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1987-06-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1988-04-20Final Order Issued
- 2002-06-02Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 48001
- Case number
- 08-1987-0054
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- 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 08-1987-0054 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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