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 3002 — Standards 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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