# U.S. ECOLOGY, INC.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1993 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `28483`
- **Case Number:** 05-1993-1229
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1.02M
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- U.S. ECOLOGY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS SITE IS IN RURAL NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.  IT IS AN      INACTIVE HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY, NEXT DOOR TO    THE SAME PRP'S LOW LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE FACILITY.  RESPONDENT CEASED TAKING IN WASTE IN 1983, WAS PLACED ON THE NPL FOR A  BRIEF TIME IN 1985, AND SIGNED A CORRECTIVE ACTION AGREEMENT WITH U.S. EPA,  ON OTHER MASTER IN 1986. HOWEVER, FROM 1986  TO THE PRESENT, RESPONDENT ESSENTRALLY CEASED COMPLYING WITH IL EPA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PROVISIONS (THAT PARALLEL THE     U.S. EPA REGULATIONS) CONCERNING FINANCIAL ASSURANCE AND     INSURANCE. MORE OVER, RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLETE EITHER   CLOSURE OR POST-CLOSURE.                                     IL EPA  REFERRED THE CASE TO U.S. EPA, AND ON OCT 29, 1992,  U.S. EPA                                                     ISSUED A COMPLAINT AND PENALTY ASSESTMENT OF $1,021,735.     RESPONDENT OFFERED TO PAY $1800.                             THE PARTIES HAVE MET ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND THERE IS A   HIGH LIKEHOOD THAT THE CASE MAY GO TO A HEARING.  CURRENTLY, U.S. EPA  HAS COME DOWN TO $325,000; AND, RESPONDENT HAS     COME UP TO $70,000.  U.S. EPA  HAS FILED A PRE-HEARING       EXCHANGE AND IS FILING A MOTION FOR ACCELERATED DECISION IN  EARLY JULY 1993.

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