EPA v. United States Pipe and Foundry
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
EPA filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CA/FO) in the matter of United States Pipe and Foundry Company, resolving Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations at its facility in Union City, CA. Violations alleged against the Respondent included: failure to mark and label containers of hazardous waste; failure to properly train hazardous waste personnel or maintain training records; failure to manage spills of hazardous waste on the ground. Respondent corrected the violations and agreed to pay a penalty of $158,100.
Defendants (1)
- United States Pipe and FoundryNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
US PIPE & FOUNDRY COMPANY
1295 WHIPPLE ROAD, UNION CITY, CA, 94587
Registry ID: 110000483619
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
United States Pipe and Foundryentered 2012-09-26
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $158,100
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2012-09-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2012-09-26Final Order Issued
- 2012-09-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2012-09-26Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000060747
- Case number
- 09-2012-5111
- 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 09-2012-5111 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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