EPA v. POWER ENGINEERING CO.

Case summary

POWER ENGINEERING OPERATES AN INDUSTRIAL CHROME PLATING FACILITY THAT REFINISHES CRANKSHAFTS, CONNECTING RODS AND ROD JOURNALS FOR LARGE DIESEL ENGINES. THE FACILITY STRIPS THE OLD CRANKSHAFTS, PREPARES THE SURFACE FOR REFINISHING AND CHROME PLATES THE CRANKSHAFTS TO REMANUFACTURED SPECIFI- CATIONS. AS A RESULT OF THESE OPERATIONS, THE FACILITY GENERATES LARGE QUANTITIES OF F006 CHROME WASTEWATER TREAT- MENT SLUDGE AND D007 CHROME CONTAMINATED MEDIA THAT EXCEEDS THE REGULATORYH STANDARDS FOR TCLP CHROME. THIS CASE INVOLVES OVERFILING ON ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED STATE OF CO. HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM. EPA HAS CONCERNS THAT THE STATE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FULLY IMPLEMENT ITS FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER AND WILL NOT BE PAID THE FULL $1.1 MILLION PENALTY ASSESSED IN ITS FINAL ORDER. TO DATE, THE ASSESSED PENALTY HAS NOT BEEN PAID. THE PROPOSED CIVIL ACTION WOULD $1,775,868(2,226,368 IF WE PLEAD THE ILLEGAL OPERATOR COUNTS) AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.

Defendants (1)

• POWER ENGINEERING CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• POWER ENGINEERING COMPANY

  2525 SOUTH DELAWARE STREET, DENVER, CO, 80223

  Registry ID: 110054142067

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• POWER ENGINEERING CO.entered 1998-06-10

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-06-18Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1997-06-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-08-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 1997-08-01Final Order Lodged
• 1998-06-10Final Order Entered