EPA v. Genesis Solar ESA

Case summary

Expedited Settlement Agreement: $12,500.00. The EPA alleges that the Respondent violated the following requirements of the RCRA and EPA approved and authorized California hazardous waste management programs: a. Failure of a generator to manifest waste as a single generation site; specifically, Hazardous waste facility, hazardous waste management facility, HW facility, or facility means: (a) all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land used for the treatment, transfer, storage, resource recovery, disposal or recycling of hazardous waste. A hazardous waste facility may consist of one or more treatment, transfer, storage, resource recovery, disposal or recycling operational units or combinations of these units. Individual generation site means the contiguous site at or on which one or more hazardous wastes are generated in violation of Title 22 CCR ? 662260.10 [40 CFR ? 260.10]. b. Failure to meet the conditions for exemption for a large quantity generator; specifically, failure to label and mark its containers with an indication of the hazards, the date upon which each period of accumulation begins, the name and address of the person generating the waste, and the composition and physical state of the wastes in violation of Title 22 CCR ? 66262.17(a)(5)(A)2-6 [40 CFR ? 262.17(a)(5)(i)(B-C)]. c. Failure to submit an Exception Report [40 CFR ? 262.42 (a-b)] d. Failure to develop a quick reference guide [40 CFR ? 262.262(b)] e. Failure to label universal waste containers as required [40 CFR ? 273.34(a)] f. Failure of document universal waste storage time [Title 22 of the CCR ? 66273.35(b)] g. Failure to retain on-site a copy of all notices, certifications, waste analysis data, and other documentation produced pursuant to this section for at least three years [40 CFR ?268.7(a)(8)] h. Failure to keep records of any test results, waste analyses, or other determinations made for at least three years [40 CFR ?262.40]

Defendants (2)

• Carmine PrioreNamed in settlement
• Genesis Solar LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GENESIS SOLAR LLC

  11995 WILEY'S WELL RD, BLYTHE, CA, 92225

  Registry ID: 110063996724

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Genesis Solar ESAentered 2026-01-12

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $12,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2026-01-12Final Order Issued
• 2026-01-12Enforcement Action Closed
• 2026-01-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2026-03-16Enforcement Action Data Entered