EPA v. Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation

Case summary

EPA filed a CA/FO resolving RCRA violations at Silgan in Riverbank, CA. Violations alleged included storage of hazardous waste over 90 days without a permit, the failure to maintain adequate aisle space between containers of hazardous waste, the failure to keep containers of hazardous waste closed, the failure to comply with air emissions standards for equipment leaks and the failure to provide adequate secondary containment for hazardous waste tanks. Respondent corrected the violations and agreed to pay a penalty of $30,000.

Defendants (1)

• Silgan Container Manufacturing CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SILGAN CONTAINER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

  3250 PATTERSON RD., RIVERBANK, CA, 95367

  Registry ID: 110000485369

• SILGAN CONTAINER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

  3250 PATTERSON RD., RIVERBANK, CA, 95367

  Registry ID: 110000485369

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporationentered 2011-09-26

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $30,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2011-09-26Final Order Issued
• 2011-09-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-09-26Enforcement Action Closed
• 2011-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered