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09-2007-0045Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2007· Region 09

EPA v. Santillanes Towing and Salvage

Default Order With Penalty

Case summary

This is an administrative civil penalty action pursuant to RCRA issued to Mr. Tony Santillanes. The violation involves failure to respond to an information request, storage and disposal of hazardous waste without a permit, and failure to notify EPA of waste activity. The Complaint requests a civil penalty and directs Respondent to stop all non-compliant hazardous waste activities, submit a waste determination and disposal plan and schedule, properly dispose of waste as approved by EPA, submit a workplan to investigate and remediate, and investigate and remediate as approved by EPA.

Defendants (1)

  • Tony Santillanes dba Santillanes Towing and SalvagNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • SANTILLANES TOWING AND SALVAGE

    TORRES MARTINEZ INDIAN RESERVATION, AVE. 66, ALLOT, THERMAL, CA, 92274

    Registry ID: 110044277868

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Santillanes Towing and Salvageentered 2010-07-07

    Primary law: RCRA

    Federal penalty: $1,519,818

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2007-02-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2007-03-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2010-07-07Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2010-07-07Final Order Issued

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
600032301
Case number
09-2007-0045
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 09-2007-0045 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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