EPA v. CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT OF THE NW (RCRA HW)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On September 25, 2020, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order to resolve Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit violations by Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest, Inc. at their Arlington, OR facility. This RCRA treatment, storage and disposal facility receives hazardous waste from a variety of generators, and the permit required compliance with third party liability financial assurance requirements. Previous insurance policies did not provide adequate coverage for third party bodily injury and property damage claims. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $25,000.
Defendants (1)
- CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT OF THE NWNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT LANDFILL
17629 CEDAR SPRINGS LN, ARLINGTON, OR, 97812
Registry ID: 110002059904
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT OF THE NW (RCRA HW)entered 2020-09-25
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $25,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2020-06-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2020-09-25Final Order Issued
- 2020-09-25Enforcement Action Closed
- 2020-09-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602216836
- Case number
- 10-2020-0111
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2020-0111 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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