EPA v. USDHS COAST GUARD KETCHIKAN (FF) - ACO (RCRA HW)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On August 31, 2026, Region 10 filed an expedited settlement agreement (ESA) with USDHS Coast Guard Base Ketchikan to address RCRA violations at its hazardous waste generating facility in Ketchikan, Alaska. USCG Base Ketchikan is a multi-mission unit providing operational, logistical, medical services, and search and rescue support to much of southeast Alaska. The violations resolved included failing to comply with hazardous waste labeling requirements, universal waste lamp, battery, and aerosol can requirements, and hazardous waste pharmaceutical requirements. Under the terms of the Agreement, USDHS Coast Guard Base Ketchikan certified it has corrected the RCRA violations with additional controls and process improvements and has paid a $15,000 civil penalty.
Defendants (1)
- USDHS/USCGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
US COAST GUARD BASE KETCHIKAN
1300 STEDMAN ST, KETCHIKAN, AK, 99901
Registry ID: 110000885873
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
USDHS COAST GUARD KETCHIKAN (FF) - ACO (RCRA HW)entered 2026-08-31
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $15,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2026-07-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2026-08-31Final Order Issued
- 2026-08-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3605014577
- Case number
- 10-2026-0218
- 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 10-2026-0218 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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