EPA v. DeMenno-Kerdoon dba World Oil Recycling & W.O. Terminals - Vernon

Case summary

This is a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CA/FO) between US EPA and Respondents DeMenno-Kerdoon d/b/a World Oil Recycling and D/K Environmental dba World Oil Terminals-Vernon. EPA alleges that Respondents violated Section 3008 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at their Compton and Vernon, California facilities. The CA/FO requires and Respondents agreed to complete specified compliance tasks, pay a civil penalty of $39,092, and perform a Supplemental Environmental Project to reduce harmful air pollutants in classrooms by installing high performance air filtration systems in a school or schools in the area surrounding the World Oil Recycling Facility and/or the World Oil Terminals Vernon Facility, at a cost of no less than $167,967, and certify that the two facilities are in compliance with RCRA 3008 requirements upon signing the CA/FO.

Defendants (1)

• DeMenno-Kerdoon D/K EnvironmentalNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• D/K ENVIRONMENTAL - WORLD OIL TERMINAL VERNON

  3650 E 26TH ST, VERNON, CA, 90058

  Registry ID: 110000610330

• DEMENNO-KERDOON DBA WORLD OIL RECYCLING

  2000 N ALAMEDA ST, COMPTON, CA, 90222

  Registry ID: 110000474353

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DeMenno-Kerdoon dba World Oil Recycling & W.O. Terminals - Vernonentered 2019-06-25

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $39,092 · SEP: $167,967

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2019-06-25Final Order Issued
• 2019-06-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-06-27Enforcement Action Data Entered