EPA v. MICROCHIP RCRA ESA
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
The Expedited Settlement Agreement resolves violations of Oregon?s RCRA authorized hazardous waste regulations for failure to properly calibrate organic waste leak detection instruments, failure to comply with management standards for hazardous waste tanks and associated equipment and failure to properly manage universal waste fluorescent lamps, and assesses a civil penalty of $12,500. These violations were identified by EPA during a Compliance Evaluation Inspection conducted by EPA on 4-5 August, 2021.
Defendants (1)
- Microchip Technology, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY
21015 SE STARK ST, GRESHAM, OR, 97030
Registry ID: 110000486652
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MICROCHIP RCRA ESAentered 2022-06-21
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $12,500
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2022-05-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2022-06-21Final Order Issued
- 2022-06-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603107291
- Case number
- 10-2022-0191
- 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 10-2022-0191 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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