EPA v. Lawson Landfill
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
This is a RCRA Section 7003 Imminent and Substantial Endangerment Order to the Lawson Brothers facility, which is located on the Torres Martinez Reservation, south of Palm Springs, California. The Order compels the operators to cease their open burning of waste, install a fence around the facility to secure the site and mitigate other risks posed to an adjacent trailer park and nearby agricultural land. The basis for the order is PM exceedances in a PM and ozone non-attainment area and dioxin levels in residual ash that exceed Region IX residential and industrial PRGs. [ NOTE: Failure to comply with this Order has resulted in judicial action in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (see 09-2003-0076). ]
Defendants (6)
- Torlaw Realty Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- Kim LawsonNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Richard LawsonNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Virgil LawsonNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Lawson EnterprisesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Lawson RanchNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LAWSON BROTHERS FACILITY
ALLOTMENT 314 T-M, THERMAL, CA, 92274
Registry ID: 110014413633
Statutes cited
- RCRA 7003 — Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Lawson Brothers Compliance Orderentered 2003-05-02
Primary law: RCRA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2003-04-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-05-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2003-05-02Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 93775
- Case number
- 09-2003-0044
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2003-0044 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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