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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

Judicial · FY1992 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 28024

$4.70M
Penalty
Cost recovery
$700K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1992-0165
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-1829
Multimedia
Y
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

REGION 5 PLANS ON REFERRING WITHIN THE APPROX. THE NEXT 30-DAYS A COMPREHENSIVE MULTI-MEDIA ENFORCEMENT CASE AGAINST THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY REGARDING A PAINT AN RESIN MANUFACTURING FACILITY AND RESEARCH CENTER IN CHICAGO. THIS CASE ARISES FROM A SERIES OF INSPECTIONS PERFORMED BY REGION 5 PROGRAM PERSONNEL OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS AND A MULTI-MEDIA INSPECTION BY NEIC PERSONNEL IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 1992. THE PRIMARY POLLUTANTS INVOVLED ARE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, HEAVY METALS AND CAUSTIC WASTES. WE PLAN TO ALLEGE IN A CIVIL JUDUCIAL COMPLAINT: 1) VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT, INCLUDING FAILURE TO CERTIFY COMPLIANCE, INSTALL PROPER CONTAINMENT EQUIPMENT, EMPLOY ADEQUATE VESSEL-CLEANING PROCEDURES, OBTAIN NECESSARY PERMITS, AND CONDUCT A LEAK REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE CWA, INCLUDING VIOLATIONS OF LOCAL PRETREATMENT LIMITS AND FEDERAL OCPSF CATEGORICAL EFFLUENT STANDARDS; 3) VIOLATIONS OF WASTE HANDLING AND MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS UNDER RCRA, INCLUDING CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS AND STORAGE AND DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS, IN ADDITION TO REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION; AND 4) VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN REPRTING REQUIREMENTS UNER EPCRA. WE ALSO PLAN TO FILE A SEPARATE TSCA ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF PCB STORAGE AND RECORD-KEEPING REQUIREMENTS.

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