EPA v. W.R. GRACE
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On April 9, 2025, Region 10 filed an administrative enforcement matter with W.R. Grace & Co. addressing the company's violations of RCRA at its Albany, Oregon, facility. The W. R. Grace facility, a large quantity generator (LQG) manufactured batch chemicals for the pharmaceutical and food industry. The facility failed to comply with RCRA requirements and meet LQG conditional exemptions (i.e., container and tank labeling requirements, container inspections and emission control during waste transfer, Subpart J tank requirements, Subpart CC tank air emission requirements, and Subpart BB applicability, monitoring, marking, and recordkeeping requirements) resulting in the facility operating without a permit for more than 5 years. The facility closed on or about January 2024 based on a corporate decision predating EPA's allegations and was sold December 2024. W.R. Grace agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty.
Defendants (1)
- W.R. GRACENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LACAMAS LABORATORIES, INC.
1290 INDUSTRIAL WAY SW, ALBANY, OR, 97322
Registry ID: 110000488026
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
W.R. GRACEentered 2025-04-09
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $500,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2024-04-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2025-04-09Final Order Issued
- 2025-04-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603940954
- Case number
- 10-2024-0073
- 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 10-2024-0073 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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