The week of December 4, 2023, EPA Region 6 issued an Expedited Settlement Agreement (ESA) under its authority pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to Heavy Duty Equipment ( HDE ) located in Brownsville, TX. The ESA was issued in response to violations of:
(a) Failure to perform an accurate hazardous waste determination
(b) Failure to meet Used Oil management standards.
The ESA requires HDE to:
(a) correct the alleged violations, as applicable, and has submit true and accurate documentation of such correction along with this Agreement;
(b) submit payment of the $2,500 civil penalty; and
(c) has submit a true and accurate proof of payment of the civil penalty along with this Agreement.
TGT must respond to EPA Region 6 within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request for settlement.