EPA v. Kop-Coat

Case summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined Los Angeles-based Kop Coat, Inc. $126,000 for violating hazardous waste requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. During a 2007 inspection of the facility, EPA investigators found that Kop Coat, Inc., an industrial coatings manufacturer, had multiple hazardous waste violations. Kop Coat, Inc.: • stored hazardous waste without a permit; • failed to meet emission standards for tanks and containers; • failed to provide an internal communications or alarm system capable of furnishing immediate emergency instruction to facility personnel or local first responders; • failed to perform weekly inspections; and • failed to properly provide and maintain personnel training.

Defendants (1)

• Richard F. KellyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KOP COAT INCORPORATED

  5431 DISTRICT BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90040

  Registry ID: 110038255303

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Kop-Coatentered 2009-08-25

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $126,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2009-08-25Final Order Issued
• 2009-08-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2009-09-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-09-15Enforcement Action Closed