# W.J. SMITH WOOD PRESERVING COMPANY AND KATY INDUSTRIES
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2002 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `41821`
- **Case Number:** 06-2002-0902
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- KATY INDUSTRIES (settlement)
- W.J. SMITH WOOD PRESERVING COMPANY (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 3013 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY       ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6934.                     2. W.J. SMITH WOOD PRESERVING COMPANY                           KATY INDUSTRIES                                              FACILITY: 1700 W. MORTON STREET                                        DENISON, GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS 75020            3. DUE TO CONCERNS THAT THE PRESENCE OR POTENTIAL THREAT OF     RELEASE OF CREOSOTE, A HAZARDOUS WASTE, FROM THE W.J.        SMITH FACILITY MAY PRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL HAZARD TO HUMAN     HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, EPA TRANSMITTED A LETTER A-      GREEMENT TO THE RESPONDENTS.                              4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3013 OF RCRA, EPA HAS      REVIEWED THE WORKPLANS SUBMITTED BY THE RESPONDENTS AND      FINDS ACCEPTABLE SPECIFIC FIELD INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES     INVOLVING THE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF SURFACE SOIL AT     THE FACILITY, AND SURFACE SOIL, SUBSURFACE SOIL, SURFACE     WATER AND GROUNDWATER SAMPLES IN OFF-SITE AREAS OF THE       FACILITY.

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