EPA v. PEPPER INDUSTRIES INC. - BANKRUPTCY

Case summary

PEPPER INDUSTRIES, INC., A CALIFORNIA COPORATION, OPER- ATES A HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE FACILITY IN EWA BEACH HAWAII. REGION 9 HAS ISSUED SEVERAL RCRA SECTION 3008 ORDERS AGAINST THE FACILITY WHERE OUTSTANDING PENALTIES ARE STILL OWING AND IS IMMINENTLY ISSUING AN ADDITIONAL ORDER TO REQUIRE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE SUBMISSION OF AN UPDATED CLOSURE PLAN. ON OCTOBER 9, 1984, THE FACILITY, PEPPER INDUSTRIES INC ORPORATED, FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY UNDER CHAPTER 11 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE. ON 16 NOVEMBER 1984 EPA FILED A PROOF OF CLAIM IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, SOUTHERN DIS- TRICT OF CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THAT THE COURT ORDER PEPPER TO FUND ITS CLOSURE TRUST FUND. EPA'S CLAIMS AGAINST PEPPER WERE CHARACTERIZED AS GENERAL UNSECURED CLAIMS. EPA IS SEEKING TO RECOVER $23,500 IN PENALTIES, PLUS A MINIMUM OF $150,000, WHICH IS THE CURRENT ESTIMATE OF CLOSURE COSTS.

Defendants (1)

• PEPPER INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

• PEPPER INDUSTRIES

  91-294 KAUHI ST, EWA BEACH, HI, 96706

  Registry ID: 110005730913

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008 — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1984-11-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1984-11-15Referred To Headquarters
• 1984-11-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1984-11-16Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1984-11-16Complaint Filed With Court
• 1986-11-08Concluded
• 1986-11-08Enforcement Action Closed