EPA v. WESTAK (ESA) (RCRA HW)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On June 10, 2025, EPA Region 10 filed an Expedited Settlement Agreement (ESA) with Westak of Oregon to address Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations at its facility in Forest Grove, Oregon. The violations involve failure to make a hazardous waste determination, failure to label hazardous waste containers and keep them closed, and inadequate contingency and training plans. Under the terms of the Agreement, OBI Seafoods certified it has corrected the RCRA violations and will pay a $20,000 civil penalty within 30 days.
Defendants (1)
- WESTAK OF OREGONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WESTAK OF OREGON
3941 24TH AVE, FOREST GROVE, OR, 97116
Registry ID: 110000486956
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WESTAK (ESA) (RCRA HW)entered 2025-06-10
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $20,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2025-03-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2025-06-10Final Order Issued
- 2025-06-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3604315522
- Case number
- 10-2025-0070
- 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 10-2025-0070 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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