# AMERICAN OILFIELD DIVERS D/B/A CEANIC CORPORATION, A LA. COR
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `38017`
- **Case Number:** 06-1998-0323
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $14K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $14K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN OILFIELD DIVERS DBA CEANIC CORP (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 3008 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY       ACT ( RCRA 0, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6901 ET SEQ.              2. AMERICAN OILFIELD DIVERS D.B.A. CEANIC CORPORATION, A         LOUISIANA CORPORATION                                       1902 DIVER DRIVE                                             NEW IBERIA, IBERIA PARISH, LOUISIANA 70560                3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY 1)      FAILURE TO MEET THE EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS OF 90 DAYS OR     LESS HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE FOR GENERATORS, AND 2) FAIL-    URE TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO LDEQ BY       MAR. 1997.                                                4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008 OF RCRA, EPA PRO-     POSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $13,550 AND ISSUED A COMPLIANCE     ORDER TO THE RESPONDENT. THE ORDER REQUIRES THE RESPOND-     ENT TO: 1) IMMEDIATELY BEGIN STORING CONTAINERS IN A MAN-    NER IN WHICH THE LABELS AND ACCUMULATION DATES ARE PLACED    ON THE CONTAINERS AND SUCH LABELS ARE VISIBLE FOR IN-        SPECTION; 2) IMMEDIATELY MAINTAIN CONTAINERS IN A MANER      SUCH THAT THE CONTAINERS ARE ALWAYS CLOSED EXCEPT WHEN       NECESSARY TO ADD OR REMOVE WASTE; 3) IMMEDIATELY BEGIN       PERFORMING AND DOCUMENTING WEEKLY INSPECTIONS OF HAZ.        WASTE CONTAINER STORAGE AREA; 4) IMMEDIATELY SEPARATE OX-    IDIZERS FROM FLAMMABLE HAZ. WASTE BY A DIKE, BERM, WALL,     OTHER DEVICE, OR APPROVED MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE; 5) IMMED-    IATELY UPDATE THE CONTINGENCY PLA

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