EPA v. KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SERVICES - ROAD SERVICES DIVISION (ESA) (RCRA HW0

Case summary

On September 10, 2025, Region 10 filed an Expedited Settlement Agreement with King County Department of Local Services - Road Service Division to address Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations at its facility in Renton, Washington. The violations involve the failure to make a dangerous waste determination, storage of dangerous waste for greater than 90 days, failure to properly label containers of dangerous waste, failure to conduct and record inspections of areas with containers of dangerous waste, failure to comply with condition of container requirements, failure to keep containers of dangerous waste closed, failure to keep containers of used oil closed, and failure to properly manage universal waste. Under the terms of the Agreement, King County Department of Local Services - Road Services Division certified it has corrected the RCRA violations with additional controls and process improvements. King County also agreed to and paid a civil penalty of $19,500.

Defendants (1)

• KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SERVICESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KING COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DIV

  155 MONROE AVE NE BLDG G, RENTON, WA, 98056-4101

  Registry ID: 110005320973

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SERVICES - ROAD SERVICES DIVISION (ESA) (RCRA HW0entered 2025-09-10

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $19,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2025-07-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-09-10Final Order Issued
• 2025-09-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order