EPA v. TAMCO

Case summary

TAMCO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSED RCRA VIOLATIONS TO EPA BY LETTER DATED 2/28/01, 5/22/01, 7/25/01, AND 8/17/01, AS PART OF EPA MINI-MILL INITIATIVE. TAMCO DISCOVERED THROUGHT A COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT AT THEIR RANCHO CUCAMONGA FACILITY IN CA THAT THEY HAD NUMEROUS, MINOR RCRA STORAGE AND DISPOSAL VIOLATIONS, ALL OF WHICH THEY IMMEDIATELY REMEDIATED UPON DISCOVERY. SPECIFICALLY, TAMCO FAILED TO MAINTAIN STORAGE CONTAINERS, FAILED TO LABEL 10 STORAGE CONTAINERS AND FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY ADDRESS SPILLS OF WASTE OIL, EAF DUST, AND HYDRAULIC FLUID, IN VIOLATION OF CA AND EPA RCRA REGULATIONS RESPONDENT SATISFIED ALL NINE CONDITIONS OF THE A/P, AND EPA ELECTED TO WAIVE 100 % OF THE GBP. THE NOD WAS ISSUED ON 9/30/01.

Defendants (1)

• TAMCONamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• TAMCO INCORPORATED

  12459 ARROW HIGHWAY, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA, 917390325

  Registry ID: 110000477788

• TAMCO INCORPORATED

  12459 ARROW HIGHWAY, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA, 917390325

  Registry ID: 110000477788

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TAMCO STEELentered 2001-09-30

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2001-05-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-09-30Final Order Issued