# RHO CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32031`
- **Case Number:** 05-1999-0748
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $40K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $30K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- RHO CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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