EPA: Clean Harbors Fined for Violating RCRA
DALLAS – (May 12,
2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a consent
agreement and final order to Clean Harbors Deer Park, LLC, in La Porte,
Texas. The company violated laws under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous
waste. The company will pay a $22,400 civil penalty and is required to
take steps to protect the local community from health and environmental
risks associated with hazardous waste.
An EPA inspector discovered that Clean Harbors failed
to properly label hazardous containers, clean multiple spills from the
container holding area and meet secondary containment requirements.
RCRA is the federal law governing the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. RCRA is designed to protect public health and the environment, and avoid costly cleanups, by requiring the safe, environmentally-sound storage and disposal of hazardous waste. The RCRA requirements mandate the use of safe practices which greatly reduce the chance that hazardous waste will be released into the environment.
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