EPA Region III Enters Agreement with Advance Stores Company, Inc. in which the company will pay $15,000 to Settle Penalty Action for RCRA Subtitle C Violations at its Distribution Center in Kutztown, PA. [EPA Docket No. RCRA-03-2023-0039]
On May 19, 2023 Region III entered into a Consent Agreement with, and issued a Final Order to, Advance Stores Company Inc settling violations of RCRA Subtitle C that EPA inspectors observed using an Off-Site Compliance Monitoring (OfCM) action at the company's distribution facility in Kutztown, PA (Facility). The settlement will ensure that, in the future, the company will properly contain and manage hazardous waste at the Facility. During the OfCM and through subsequent communications, the EPA inspectors observed that the company: failed to Qualify for a Permit Exemption or Obtain Interim Status or a Permit, failed to Maintain Training Documentation, failed to Maintain a Complete Contingency Plan, and failed to Submit a Biennial Report for 2019 by March 1, 2020. The Company has agreed to pay a penalty of $15,000 to settle the enforcement action and refined its procedures for handling waste at the facility. The Consent Agreement and Final Order initiate and resolve this enforcement action. EPA informed PADEP of the action on April 11, 2023 and received no objection.