EPA v. BELL PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC.

Case summary

FAILURE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF WHETHER ITS SOLID WASTES WERE HAZARDOUS WASTES CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 262.11. FAILURE TO OBTAIN AN EPA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS A VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 262.12. STORE HAZARDOUS WASTE AT THE CASPER FACILITY FROM, AT LEAST, APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 1985, UNTIL RESPONDENT VACATED THE CASPER FACILITY IN AUGTUST 1987, WITH NEITHER A PERMIT NOR INTERIM STATUS, CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF SECTION 3005 OF RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6925. STORE HAZARDOUS WASTE AT THE CASPER FACILITY FROM THE DATE OF ABANDONMENT, WITH NEITHER A PERMIT NOR INTERIM STATUS, CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF SECTION 3005 OF RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6925. FAILURE TO HAVE A WRITTEN CLOSURE PLAN IS A VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 265.110. FAILURE TO PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO ITS SUCCESSOR WHEN IT ABANDONED THE CASPER FACILITY IN APPROXIMATELY AUGUS 1989 IS A VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 264.12.

Defendants (1)

• BELL PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BELL PETROLEUM SERVICES

  3400 WEST YELLOWSTONE, CASPER, WY, 82604

  Registry ID: 110064213943

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3008 — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BELL PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC.entered 1990-05-08

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $25,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1989-06-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1989-07-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-05-08Final Order Issued
• 1991-06-18Compliance Achieved
• 1991-06-18Enforcement Action Closed