EPA v. ATI ALLVAC

Case summary

This settlement, initiated by referrals to DOJ in 2009 and 2010, addresses violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at the ATI Wah Chang and ATI Albany Operations (formerly Allvac) [unincorporated divisions of TDY Industries, Inc., an Allegheny Technologies company] facilities in Millersburg and Albany, OR. The primary violations involved storage, transportation, and disposal of a RCRA hazardous waste, anhydrous magnesium chloride waste (D003 characteristic for reactivity) without a permit or interim status. The referral was the result of an investigation conducted jointly by EPA Region 10, the National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC), and the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ). The company agreed to pay a penalty of $825,000, and committed to specific record-keeping requirements related to waste determinations performed on all wastes that are potentially reactive or ignitable.

Defendants (1)

• ATI ALLVACNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• ATI MILLERSBURG

  1600 OLD SALEM ROAD, ALBANY, OR, 973210460

  Registry ID: 110000488035

• OREGON METALLURGICAL, LLC DBA ATI ALBANY OPERATIONS

  530 34TH AVE SW, ALBANY, OR, 97322-3828

  Registry ID: 110000488017

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3003 — Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ATI ALLVACentered 2014-03-20

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $825,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2009-08-27Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2009-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-12-12Final Order Lodged
• 2013-12-12Complaint Filed With Court
• 2014-03-20Final Order Entered
• 2014-03-20Concluded
• 2017-06-26Enforcement Action Closed