EPA v. Safety-Kleen Santa Ana - ESA
Case summary
On May 29, 2026, Region 9 finalized an Expedited Settlement Agreement (ESA) with Safety-Kleen Santa Ana. An August 2025 EPA inspection revealed that Safety-Kleen failed to comply with hazardous waste permit conditions. Specifically, on 8 occasions Safety-Kleen stored Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste in an underground storage tank permitted to store only non-RCRA/California-only hazardous waste. The company paid a penalty of $10,000.
Defendants (1)
- Safety-Kleen Santa AnaNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INC - SANTA ANA FACILITY
2120 S YALE ST, SANTA ANA, CA, 92704
Registry ID: 110000610189
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Safety-Kleen Santa Ana - ESAentered 2026-05-29
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $10,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2026-05-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2026-05-29Final Order Issued
- 2026-06-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3604991662
- Case number
- 09-2026-5083
- 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 09-2026-5083 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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