EPA v. RJH- dba Steelfab, Anchorage, AK
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
The settlement addresses violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regarding the storage and disposal of hazardous waste at the Steelfab facility in Anchorage, AK. The facility is owned by RJH, Inc., a family trust, and is in an industrial area just north of downtown Anchorage. The violations include disposal of at least one drum of ignitable hazardous waste, which the company was not aware of, and mismanagement of containers of hazardous waste and universal waste. Steelfab agreed to pay a penalty of $42,000, and has shipped all hazardous waste that was the focus of this settlement to appropriate treatment and disposal facilities. Steelfab now operates as a very small quantity generator .
Defendants (1)
- RJH Inc. dba SteelfabNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
STEEL FAB
2132 RAILROAD AVENUE, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99501-1728
Registry ID: 110011635506
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
RJH- dba Steelfab, Anchorage, AKentered 2018-10-30
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $42,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2018-10-30Compliance Achieved
- 2018-10-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2018-10-30Final Order Issued
- 2018-11-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-01-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601627072
- Case number
- 10-2019-0022
- 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 10-2019-0022 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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