# CHEMICAL WASTE MGMT. - VICKERY
> **Judicial** · FY1987 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `26624`
- **Case Number:** 05-1987-0431
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $750K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CHEMICAL WASTE MGMT. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC., 3003 BUTTERFIELD ROAD, OAK  BROOK, IL 60521(OFFICE) AND 3956 STATE ROUTE 412, VICKERY,   OHIO 43464(FACILITY).                                        CWM HAS OPERATED AND CONTINUES TO OPERATE A HAZARDOUS WASTE  MANAGMENT FACILITY WHICH INCLUDES SEVERAL SURFACE IMPOUND-   MENTS THAT DO NOT HAVE INTERIM STATUS AND ARE NOT INCLUDED   IN IN CWM'S RCRA PERMIT.  IN ADDITION, CWM HAS VIOLATED TWO  PROVISIONS OF THE CONSEN AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER(CAFO) OF  APRIL 5, 1985, BETWEEN CWM AND U.S. EPA.                     PRELIMINARY AND PERMANENT INJUNCTIONS WHICH WOULD PROHIBIT   CWM FORM MANAGING HAZARDOUS WASTE IN LAND DISPOSAL UNITS AT  THE VICKERY FACILITY THAT LACK INTERIM STATUS OR HAVE NOT    OBTAINED A RCRA PERMIT, AND WOULD REQUIRE CWM TO CLOSE THESE UNITS.  IN ADDITION, THE AGENCY RECOMMENDS THAT A CIVIL      PENALTY BE SOUGHT AGAINST CWM IN THE AMOUNT OF UP TO $25,000 PER DAY PER VIOALTION, PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(G) OF RCRA.  IN REGARD TO THE CAFO VIOLAITONS, THE AGENCY RECOMMENDS JUDI CIAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE CAFO AND DECLARATORY RELIEF.         AS A RESULT OF ITS INSPECTIONS DURING THE WEEKS OF APRIL 6   AND APRIL 13, 1987, U.S. EPA UNCOVERED NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS   OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS AT CWM'S VICKERY FACILITY.  U.S. EPA  NOTIFIED CWM OF THESE VIOLATIONS VERBALLY DURING THE INSPEC- TIONS AND BY MAIL ON BOTHE JUNE 18 AND AUGUST 27, 1987.  ON  JULY 10 AND SEPTEMBER 4, 1987, CWM RESPONDED TO THESE NOTI-  FICATION LETTERS AND DISPUTED U.S. E

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