| Recent Additions |
| November 2004: Model Application/Information Request for the Service Station Dealer Exemption under Section 114(c) of CERCLA - This document is the model the Agency will use to gather the information necessary to decide which parties it should or should not treat as potentially responsible parties at a Superfund site. |
| May 2004: Revised Model CERCLA De Minimis Landowner Consent Decree and Revised Model CERCLA De Minimis Landowner Administrative Order on Consent - Transmittal memorandum and model documents for de minimis landowner consent decrees and de minimis landowner administrative order on consent. |
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| November 2004: EPA orders clean up of Loveland Pass fuel spill - Denver -- Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ordered CSH Trucking of Inver Grove Heights, Minn., to cleanup more than 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from a company tanker truck that overturned on Loveland Pass last Friday. |
| November 2004: U.S. EPA orders Nevada beef company to correct violations of federal water regulations - Boise, Idaho-based company illegally filled, diverted Elko County river. |
| November 2004: U.S. EPA settles federal water violations with Douglas County developer, landowner - SAN FRANCISCO Last week a construction company and a local landowner paid the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a combined total of $6,000 to settle violations of federal stormwater requirements observed during construction of a new housing development in Douglas County, Nev. |
| November 2004: EPA cites Degussa Engineered Carbons for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Nov. 4, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed an administrative complaint against Degussa Engineered Carbons LP for alleged clean-air violations at the company's carbon black plant at 11135 State Rte. 7, Belpre, Ohio. |
| November 2004: EPA reaches agreement with Aexcel on clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Nov. 4, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Aexcel Corp., 7373 Production Dr., Mentor, Ohio, on alleged violations of federal architectural coating rules. Architectural coatings are paints and similar coverings used on building exteriors, pavements and curbs. EPA assessed a $20,000 penalty and the company agreed to complete a $51,000 environmental project. |
| November 2004: Lane Construction Corp. Settles Clean Water Act Violations - PHILADELPHIA Lane Construction Corp., based in Meriden, Conn., has settled alleged Clean Water Act violations at the companys asphalt plants in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. |
| November 2004: U.S. EPA settles with City of Industry metallic case manufacturer - LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled for $14,383 with Anvil Cases, Inc., of the City of Industry, Calif., for allegedly filing chemical release forms late, a violation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. |
| November 2004: EPA cites ISG Cleveland for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Nov. 3, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited ISG Cleveland Inc. (formerly LTV Steel Co. Inc.) for alleged clean-air violations at the company's iron and steel production plant at 3060 Eggers Road, Cleveland, Ohio. |
| November 2004: EPA cites Spectro Alloys for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Nov. 3, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed an administrative complaint against Spectro Alloys Corp. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's aluminum recovery plant at 13220 Doyle Path Road, Rosemount, Minn. |
| November 2004: EPA orders Clean Earth Co. to correct spill prevention violations - HONOLULU The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently ordered Clean Earth Company to prepare and implement a plan to prevent any oil spills from its facility in the Puerto Rico area of Saipan, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. |
| November 2004: EPA cites Elyria Recycling for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Nov. 2, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Elyria Recycling Co. for alleged violations of EPA regulations to protect stratospheric ozone at the company's scrap processing facility at 800 Infirmary Road, Elyria, Ohio. |
| November 2004: EPA cites Pickens Plastics for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Nov. 2, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Pickens Plastics Inc. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's plastic composite plants at 149 S. Cucumber St., Jefferson, Ohio, and at 4212 Anne Ave., Ashtabula, Ohio. |
| November 2004: EPA reaches $150,000 settlement with Ivan Zugalj resolving violations of lead-based paint disclosure rules - CHICAGO (Nov. 1, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has settled a complaint against Chicago landlord Ivan Zugalj for allegedly failing to warn tenants that their homes may contain lead-based paint hazards. Zugalj, an owner of apartment buildings on Chicago's south side, will pay a $150,000 penalty. |
| October 2004: EPA Fines NYC & Chief Medical Examiner for Hazardous Waste Violations - NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a complaint and is seeking $67,511 in fines against New York City and its Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) for hazardous waste violations under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA uncovered the violations during an August 2003 inspection of the medical examiner's facility at 520 First Avenue in Manhattan. The OCME conducts investigations, including autopsies, into the deaths of people in the city who died in any suspicious or unusual manner. |
| October 2004: EPA Reaches agreement with Morgan Advanced Ceramics - CHICAGO (Oct. 28, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Morgan Advanced Ceramics Inc. on alleged clean-air violations at the company's manufacturing plant at 232 Forbes Road, Bedford, Ohio. EPA assessed a $133,342 penalty. |
| October 2004: EPA cites Grainger for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 28, 2004) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed an administrative complaint against W.W. Grainger Inc. for alleged violations of federal clean-air regulations designed to protect the stratospheric ozone layer. The company has a facilities-maintenance products distribution center at 100 Grainger Road, Lake Forest, Ill. |
| October 2004: Carroll Independent Fuel Co. Settles Underground Fuel Tank Violations at Eight Maryland Service Stations - Carroll Independent Fuel Co. Settles Underground Fuel Tank Violations at Eight Maryland Service Stations. |
| October 2004: EPA Cites KMart for Selling Unregistered Garden Hose Pesticide Products - New York -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined the Kmart Corporation for selling a variety of garden hoses that claim to inhibit mold, fungus and bacteria growth. |
| October 2004: EPA Takes Action To Protect Puerto Rico's Shrinking Wetlands - NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Continuing its work to protect critical wetlands in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken action against seven entities in Puerto Rico that have illegally filled wetlands to build houses, a warehouse for a hardware business and an industrial park. |
| October 2004: EPA cites Mercury Marine for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 26, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Mercury Marine for alleged clean-air violations at the company's aluminum recovery plant at W6250 Pioneer Road, Fond du Lac, Wis. |
| October 2004: EPA reaches agreement with 3M on clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 26, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with 3M Co. on alleged clean-air violations at the company's chemical plant at 22614 Route 84 N., Cordova, Ill. EPA assessed a $27,500 penalty, and the company agreed to complete a $135,000 environmental project. |
| October 2004: EPA reaches agreement with Miller Compressing - CHICAGO (Oct. 26, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Miller Compressing Co. on alleged clean-air violations at the company's aluminum recovery plant at 1640 W. Bruce St., Milwaukee, Wis. EPA assessed an $18,000 penalty, and the company agreed to complete a $70,000 environmental project. |
| October 2004: EPA Cites Sheetz, Inc. For Underground Fuel Tank Violations in Winchester, Va. - PHILADELPHIA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz, Inc., owner of two convenience and gas stores in Winchester, Va., for violating federal and state regulations designed to prevent fuel leaks from underground storage tanks. |
| October 2004: EPA cites CSN for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 21, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Companhia Siderurgica Nacional LLC for alleged clean-air violations at the company's steel plant at 455 W. Industrial Dr., Terre Haute, Ind. |
| October 2004: Calabasas, Calif. facility agrees to pay U.S. EPA $42,299 to settle violations - LOS ANGELES - National Technical Systems, Inc., of Calabasas, Calif. recently agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $42,299 to settle violations of federal hazardous waste regulations. |
| October 2004: U.S. EPA puts eleven California companies, one Nevada company, on notice for violating toxics law - SAN FRANCISCO -- Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency warned eleven waste transportation companies in California and one in Reno, Nevada that they must notify the agency prior to transporting waste containing PCBs or pay a $1,650 fine. |
| October 2004: EPA cites GNW Aluminum for clean-air violations - CHICAGO (Oct. 18, 2004) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited GNW Aluminum for alleged clean-air violations at the company's aluminum recovery plant at 1356 Harrisburg Road, Alliance, Ohio. |
