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LAFITTE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Administrative - Formal · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 36706

$10K
Penalty
Cost recovery
$5K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-1996-0419
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6901 ET SEQ. 2. LAFITTE INDUSTRIES, INC. ROUTE 1, BOX 513AC, HIGHWAY 45 LAFITTE, LOUISIANA 70067 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 3004 OF RCRA BY 1) OPERATING WITHOUT A CONTINGENCY PLAN, 2) FAILING TO MAIN- TAIN PERSONNEL TRAINING RECORDS, 3) INADEQUATE CONTAINER MANAGEMENT BY NOT CLOSING TWO 55-GALLON DRUMS, AND 4) FAILING TO LABEL AND DATE CONTAINERS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO ESTABLISH A CONTINGENCY PLAN IMMEDIATELY, MAINTAIN A COPY AT THE FACILITY AND SUBMIT COPIES TO THE REQUIRED ENTI- TIES, BEGIN MAINTAINING PERSONNEL TRAINING RECORDS, CLOSE ALL CONTAINERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, AND IMMEDIATELY LABEL AND DATE CONTAINERS AND PERFORM WEEKLY INSPECTIONS OF CONTAINERS. EPA PROPOSES A PENALTY OF $9,500.

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