EPA v. ON SEMICONDUCTOR
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Region 10 Signs RCRA Consent Agreement with ON Semiconductor Corporation in Gresham, OR, Includes $143,000 Penalty This settlement addresses violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for the storage of hazardous waste at the ON Semiconductor Corporation facility in Tacoma, WA. The violations include inadequate leak detection and repair regarding tanks and other equipment in which volatile organic solvents are stored. In a Consent Agreement and Final Order effective September 23, 2021, ON Semiconductor Corporation agreed to pay a penalty of $143,000, and also to certify that it has identified and is properly monitoring all equipment.
Defendants (1)
- ON SEMICONDUCTORNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ON SEMICONDUCTOR
23400 NE GLISAN STREET, GRESHAM, OR, 97030
Registry ID: 110014190721
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ON SEMICONDUCTORentered 2021-09-23
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $143,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2021-07-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2021-09-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2021-09-23Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602778059
- Case number
- 10-2021-0193
- 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 10-2021-0193 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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