EPA v. Desert Water Agency ESA

Case summary

Expedited Settlement Agreement for $11,250. EPA alleges that the Respondent violated the following requirements of the RCRA hazardous waste management programs: a) Failure to make a waste determination [40 CFR ? 262.11]. b) Failure to meet the conditions for exemption for satellite accumulation; specifically, failure to accumulate hazardous waste in containers at or near the point of generation where wastes initially accumulate under the control of the operator of the process generating the waste [40 CFR ? 262.15(a)]. c) Failure to meet the conditions for exemption for satellite accumulation; specifically, failure to mark or label a SAA hazardous waste container with the words ?Hazardous Waste? and indicate the hazards of the waste (e.g., using a NFPA flammable label to indicate waste is ignitable) [40 CFR ? 262.15(a)(5)]. d) Failure to meet the conditions for exemption for a small quantity generator that accumulates hazardous waste; [40 CFR ? 262.16]. e) Failure to minimize a release of hazardous waste constituents [40 CFR ?262.251]. f) Failure of a small quantity handler of universal waste to label or mark the universal waste to identify the type of universal waste [40 CFR 40 CFR ? 273.14]. g) Failure to meet universal waste accumulation time limits; [40 CFR ? 273.15] h) Failure of a small or large quantity generator to not treat, store, dispose of, transport, or offer for transportation, RCRA hazardous waste without having received an EPA identification number [40 CFR ? 262.18].

Defendants (2)

• David TateNamed in settlement
• Desert Water AgencyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DESERT WATER AGENCY

  1200 GENE AUTRY TRAIL, PALM SPRINGS, CA, 92264-3533

  Registry ID: 110013156912

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Desert Water Agency ESAentered 2025-12-08

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $11,250

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2025-12-08Final Order Issued
• 2025-12-08Enforcement Action Closed
• 2025-12-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-12-22Enforcement Action Data Entered