EPA v. Paramount Petroleum
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
'This is an administrative enforcement action (combined Complaint and Consent Agreement / Final Order) pursuant to Section 3008(a)(1) of RCRA issued to Paramount Petroleum Corporation. The violation involves storage of hazardous waste without a permit (storage of hazardous waste for longer than 90 days), failure to properly label containers, failure enter an EPA hazardous waste number on the 1999 Biennial Report (for hazardous waste shipped ), and failure to maintain required information in the facility''s contingency plan. The Complaint seeks a penalty of $105,000.00.'
Defendants (1)
- Paramount Petroleum CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION
14700-08 DOWNEY AVENUE, PARAMOUNT, CA, 907234018
Registry ID: 110000475940
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Paramount Petroleumentered 2002-07-03
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $105,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2002-06-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2002-07-03Final Order Issued
- 2002-08-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2002-08-07Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 84314
- Case number
- 09-2002-0041
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2002-0041 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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