# TUBOSCOPE VETCO INTERNATIONAL INC.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `37549`
- **Case Number:** 06-1997-0723
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $6K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- TUBOSCOPE VETCO INTERNATIONAL INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY    ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6901 ET SEQ.              2. TUBOSCOPE VETCO INTERNATIONAL INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION      209 EAST WOODLAWN RANCH ROAD                                 HOUMA, TERREBONNE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70361                 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY 1)      FAILURE TO MEET EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS FOR 90 DAYS OR        LESS HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE FOR GENERATORS (FAILED TO       HAVE A CONTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR THE CONTAINER, FAILING TO      MARK THE ACCUMULATION DATES, FAILING TO LABEL OR CLEARLY     MARK EACH CONTAINER WITH  HAZARDOUS WASTE , AND STORING      HAZRDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS), 2)       FAILING TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO LDEQ ANNUAL REPORTS FOR     1994, 1995, AND 1996, AND 3) FAILING TO RETAIN RECORDS       ON-SITE FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS.                             4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA       PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $20,750 AND ISSUED A COMPLI-     ANCE ORDER TO THE RESPONDENT. THE RESPONDENT, UPON RE-       CEIPT OF THE COMPLAINT, MUST 1) ENSURE EACH CONTAINER OF     HAZARDOUS WASTE HAS BEGINNING OF ACCUMULATION DATE AND IS    LABELED OR CLEARLY MARKED WITH  HAZARDOUS WASTE  VISIBLE     FOR INSPECTION, 2) DESIGN AND OPERATE A CONTAINMENT SYS-     TEM AS REQUIRED, 3) ESTABLISH A SYSTEM THAT WILL ENSURE      ITS COMPLIANCE WITH LDEQ'S ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS,    4) ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SYSTE

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