EPA v. PERMA-FIX NORTHWEST (RCRA HW)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On August 14, 2019, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order to resolve a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit violation by Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc. at their Richland, WA facility. This RCRA treatment and storage facility primarily manages mixed waste from the Department of Energy Hanford site and the permit required compliance with third party liability financial assurance requirements. In 2013-2014, the facility?s liability insurance policy did not provide adequate coverage for third party bodily injury and property damage claims. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $23,375.
Defendants (1)
- PERMA-FIX NW RICHLAND INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PERMA FIX NORTHWEST RICHLAND INC
2025 BATTELLE BLVD, RICHLAND, WA, 99354
Registry ID: 110072152476
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PERMA-FIX NORTHWEST (RCRA HW)entered 2019-08-14
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $23,375
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2019-07-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-08-14Enforcement Action Closed
- 2019-08-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2019-08-14Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601920004
- Case number
- 10-2019-0130
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2019-0130 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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