EPA v. Electrofinishing, Inc.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On March 1, 2017, Region 10 entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement with Electrofinishing, Inc. to address Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations at its facility in Kent, Washington. The violations involved failure to properly manage universal waste lamps, failure to properly manage used oil, and failure to properly manage hazardous waste containers. Under the terms of the Agreement, Electrofinishing, Inc. must certify that it has corrected the RCRA violations and pay a civil penalty of $5,000.
Defendants (1)
- Electrofinishing, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ELECTROFINISHING INC.
22630 88TH AVE S, KENT, WA, 98031
Registry ID: 110001920093
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Electrofinishing, Inc.entered 2017-03-01
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $5,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2016-10-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-03-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2017-03-01Final Order Issued
- 2017-03-06Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600834965
- Case number
- 10-2017-0025
- 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 10-2017-0025 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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