# J.R.D. BRASS COMPANY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `37111`
- **Case Number:** 06-1997-0280
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $29K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- J.R.D. BRASS COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY    ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928.             2. J.R.D. BRASS COMPANY                                         1498 NORTH BOLTON ROAD                                       JACKSONVILLE, CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS 75766                3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY 1)      ACCUMULATION OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE FOR MORE THAN 90 DAYS      WITHOUT HAVING APPLIED FOR A RCRA PERMIT OR HAVING INTER-    IM STATUS, 2) FAILING TO LABEL CONTAINERS HOLDING HAZARD-    OUS WASTE (USED FILTERS FROM THE CYANIDE PROCESS LINE),      3) FAILING TO LABEL CONTAINER HOLDING HAZARDOUS WASTE        (RED DRUMS ACCUMULATING METHYLENE CHLORIDE STRIPPINGS        FROM CLEANING OPERATIONS), 4) THE ACCUMULATION OF CON-       TAINERS WITH HAZARDOUS WASTE (USED FILTERS FROM THE CYA-     NIDE PROCESS LINE) NOT BEING CLOSED DURING STORAGE,AND 5)    FAILING TO TRANSFER HAZARDOUS WASTE (METHYLENE CHLORIDE      STRIPPINGS FROM CLEANING OPERATIONS) IN CONTAINERS IN        POOR CONDITION TO CONTAINERS IN GOOD CONDITIONS.          4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA       ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER AND PROPOSED A CUVIL PENALTY OF    $46,150. THE COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRES THE RESPONDENT TO     VERIFY EACH CONTAINER IS PROPERLY LABELED, APPLY FOR A       PERMIT FOR CONTAINERS HOLDING WASTE STORED MORE THAN 90      DAYS, ENSURE CONTAINERS HOLDING WASTE ARE CLOSED, ENSURE     THAT WASTE IN CONTAINERS IN POOR 

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