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RHO CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.

Administrative - Formal · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 32031

$40K
Penalty
Cost recovery
$30K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1999-0748
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

CASE INVOLVES THREE COUNTS ALLEGING RESPONDENT FAILED TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION FOR THE SOLID WASTE IT GENERATED, I.E. POLY AMIDE-IMIDE POLYMER, POLYSTYRENE POUR-POINT DEPRESSANT SLUDGE AND CELLULOSE XANTHATE. RHO CHEMICAL FAILED TO MAKE HW DETERMINATIONS ON APPROX- MATELY 40 DETERIORATED DRUMS OF WASTE. DRUMS WERE DIS- COVERED BY EPA DURING A FEBRUARY 4, 1999 INSPECTION. SINCE SEVERAL OF THE DRUMS WERE ALTIMATELY DETERMINED TO BE HAZARDOUS WASTE, RCRA CLOSURE OF THE DRUM STORAGE AREAS WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CAFO.

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