EPA v. Safety Kleen Systems
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
The facility paid $102,700 civil penalty. The facility estimated at a minimum of $250,000 for the injunctive relief cost, including purchasing field testing equipment and performing laboratory tests. Environmental benefit is estimated to be 250,000 gallon of hazardous waste per year prevented from being released into the environment at the Safety-Kleen Los Angeles facility. The injunctive relief will be implemented at all Safety-Kleen locations in Region 9 that perform the aqueous parts wash operation as well as other locations that perform the similar operations nation wide.
Defendants (1)
- Safety-Kleen SystemNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS, INC.
2918 WORTHEN AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90039
Registry ID: 110000610152
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Safety Kleen Systemsentered 2020-09-30
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $102,700 · SEP: $8,500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2020-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2020-09-30Final Order Issued
- 2020-10-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2020-12-22Demand for Stipulated Penalties
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602305675
- Case number
- 09-2020-5075
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2020-5075 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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