# STERLING CASKET HARDWARE COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1988 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `12403`
- **Case Number:** 03-1988-0427
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $5K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- STERLING CASKET HARDWARE COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

STERLING CASKET HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH AN ADMINISTRA-  TIVE CONSENT AGREEMENT AND ORDER ENTERED INTO BY THE COMPANY AND REGION III ON AUGUST 15, 1985, AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY  WITH CERTAIN RCRA SUBTITLE C CLOSURE REGULATIONS.               IN THE CONSENT AGREEMENT THE COMPANY AGREED TO SUBMIT A   PLAN AND SCHEDULE THE MODIFICATION OF ITS PLATING PROCESS TO ELIMINATE FURTHER TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL OF HAZARD OUS WASTES AT ITS FACILITY; SUBMIT A CLOSURE PLAN FOR ALL    HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES OPERATED AT ITS FACILITY SINCE    NOVEMBER 19, 1980 WITHOUT INTERIM STATUS OR A PERMIT; AND TO COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS     CONCERNING CLOSURE OF THE HAZRDOUS WASTE FACILITIES. TO DATE STERLING CASKET HAS NOT COMPLETED CLOSURE ACTIVITY PURSUANT  TO A CLOSURE PLAN WHICH WAS APPROVED ON APRIL 7, 1987. THE   APPLICABLE VIRGINIA CLOSURE REGULATION REQUIRED CLOSURE TO   HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITHIN 180 OF APPROVAL OF THE CLOSURE    PLAN, BY OCTOBER 5, 1987. FURTHERMORE STERLING CASKET HAS    FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE VIRGINIA CLOSURE REGU-  LATION REQUIRING THE COMPANY TO PROVIDE FONANCIAL ASSURANCE  TO COVER THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF THE CLOSURE ACTIVITIES.         EPA THUS SEEKS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND STATUTORY PENALTIES

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