# HERITAGE CRYSTAL CLEAN, INC (National Case)
> **Judicial** · FY2019 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3601876634`
- **Case Number:** 03-2019-7002
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- HERITAGE CRYSTAL CLEAN, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

On June 5, 2019, EPA Region 3 submitted a Litigation Report to the Department of Justice regarding violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by the Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. (HCC) facility formerly operating in Fairless Hills, PA.  This Report will supplement a Litigation Report previously submitted by Region 6 regarding HCC facilities in that region.  Regions 4, 5 & 8 will also be joining this national enforcement action.  The violations related to the Fairless Hills HCC facility include: failure to properly identify and manage hazardous waste; operating as a Treatment, Storage, and Disposal facility without first obtaining a permit; shipping hazardous waste offsite without using a manifest; and failure to comply with the RCRA air emission requirements.  These violations were discovered after a joint Region 3/Headquarters inspection conducted March 12 & 13, 2018.  The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection participated on the March 2018 inspection and was invited to join in the referral

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