# KELCO D/B/A MONSANTO LIFE SCIENCES COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORP.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `38804`
- **Case Number:** 06-1999-0129
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $6K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $40K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- KELCO D/B/A/ MONSANTO LIFE SCIENCES CO. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 3008 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY       ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928.                     2. KELCO D/B/A/ MONSANTO LIFE SCIENCES COMPANY, A DE. CORP.     1200 WEST 20TH                                               OKMULGEE, OKMULGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74447                 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 3005(A) OF RCRA BY    1) FAILURE TO MEET EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERATORS     BY STORING HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM       STATUS.                                                   4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA       PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $7,480 FOR THE VIOLATION         CITED AND ISSUED THE RESPONDENT A COMPLIANCE ORDER. THE      ORDER REQUIRED THE RESPONDENT TO: 1) IMMEDIATELY BEGIN       STORING CONTAINERS IN A MANNER IN WHICH THE LABELS AND       ACCUMULATION DATES ARE PLACED ON THE CONTAINERS AND SUCH     LABELS ARE VISIBLE FOR INSPECTION, 2) IMMEDIATELY BEGIN      PERFORMING AND DOCUMENTING WEEKLY INSPECTIONS OF CONTAIN-    ER STORAGE AREAS, 3) IMMEDIATELY LABEL THE DRUMS OF HAZ.     ARDOUS WASTE IN THE LESS THAN 90-DAY STORAGE AREA WITH       THE WORDS  HAZARDOUS WASTE ), AND 4) IF ACTION 1 THRU 3      ARE NOT TAKEN BY THE FACILITY, THEN THE FACILITY SHALL       IMMEDIATELY CEASE STORAGE OF ALL HAZ. WASTE UNTIL A PART     A PERMIT HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR AND OBTAINED.

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