EPA v. MicroConnex
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On July 2, 2016, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order with MicroConnex for settlement of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations at their facility in Snoqualmie, Washington. The violations involved treatment and storage of hazardous plating waste waters without a permit and mismanagement of waste fluorescent lamps. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $19,145 and complete a supplemental environmental project (SEP) costing at least $53,264. The SEP involves recovering copper from the waste water stream prior to it entering the waste water treatment system.
Defendants (1)
- MicroConnexNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MICROCONNEX FORMERLY MICROSOUND
34935 SE DOUGLAS ST, SNOQUALMIE, WA, 98065
Registry ID: 110005396507
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MicroConnexentered 2016-07-05
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $19,145 · SEP: $53,264
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2016-05-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2016-07-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2016-07-05Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600727794
- Case number
- 10-2016-0103
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2016-0103 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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