EPA v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HANFORD FACILITY (FF)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On June 26, 2013, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order (CAFO) to resolve violations of RCRA at the Department of Energy (DOE) facility in Hanford, Washington that were identified by EPA�s National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC) during an inspection at Hanford Solid Waste Operating Complex (SWOC) in 2011. The CAFO resolves the following violations: 1) operating 8 treatment, storage, and/or disposal (TSD) units at SWOC without authorization; 2) failure to have adequate closure plans for those units; 3) failure to close or obtain an extensive to operate 2 inactive TSD units; and 4) failure to treat waste before placement inside of burial grounds inside SWOC as required by land disposal requirements. In the CAFO, DOE agreed to 1) submit closure plans for the 8 units as permit modifications and to close those units according to the permit; 2) immediately comply with applicable final facility standards at these 8 units; 3) submit closure plans or get authorization for the 2 inactive units; 4) cease treatment of waste within the lower level burial grounds; and 5) pay a penalty of $137,000. Violations at 11 other units have been referred to the Washington Department of Ecology for follow-up.
Defendants (1)
- U.S. Department of Energy Hanford FacilityNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
US DOE HANFORD UST SITE
HANFORD NUCLEAR RESERVATION, RICHLAND, WA, 99352
Registry ID: 110070525933
US DOE HANFORD UST SITE
HANFORD NUCLEAR RESERVATION, RICHLAND, WA, 99352
Registry ID: 110070525933
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
- RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HANFORD FACILITY (FF)entered 2013-06-26
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $136,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2013-05-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2013-06-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2013-06-26Final Order Issued
- 2015-01-27Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400118260
- Case number
- 10-2013-0113
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2013-0113 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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