# LODER CROKLAAN USA
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31684`
- **Case Number:** 05-1999-0354
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $17K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $5K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- LODER CROKLAAN (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

EPA FLEW OVER THE SITE AND SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE WASTE     DRUMS ON-SITE.  A FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION OF THE FACILITY CON-  FIRMED THE PRESENCE OF THE DRUMS WHICH THE FACILITY CLAIMED  IS INVESTIGATION WASTE FROM A PHASE II SITE ASSESSMENT.  THE INFORMATION REQUEST WILL REQUEST COPIES OF THE PHASE I & II  REPORTS AND OTHER INFORMATION NEEDED TO DETERMINE IF THE     DRUMS STORED CONTAIN HAZARDOUS WASTE OR HAZARDOUS WASTE      CONSTITUENTS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE RESULTS OF THE    PHASE II INVESTIGATION.                                      RCRA ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT AND COMPLIANCE ORDER.          ABANDONED DRUMS WERE SPOTTED DURING KUEFLERS FLY-OVER        INITIATIVE.  THE DRUMS OF IDW WASTE HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY    CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACILITY.  THIS ACTION BROUGHT ONE      COUNT OF FAILURE TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION AS  REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 262.11.  THE DRUMS WERE CHARACTERIZED AND DISPOSED OFF.  LODERS AGREED TO PAY A $16,500 FINE.  NO      FURTHER INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IS SOUGHT.

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