EPA Reaches Settlement
with US Ecology Texas and TD*X Associates
for Violation of Federal
Environmental Laws
(DALLAS –
October 4, 2012) The Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has
reached a settlement with US Ecology Texas and TD*X Associates in Robstown,
Texas, for violating federal hazardous waste laws. The settlement, a legal
document called a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO), resolves three
counts against US Ecology of Texas and TD*X Associates for processing hazardous
waste without a permit or interim status and one count against US Ecology Texas
for storing hazardous waste without a permit or interim status at its facility
on County Road 69 in Robstown.
The
CAFO requires US Ecology Texas and TD*X Associates to follow specific standards
for what can be processed at the facility, apply to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a hazardous waste permit and pay a fine of
$788,120.
The EPA has
authorized the TCEQ to administer and enforce federal hazardous waste laws
within the state of Texas.
A hazardous
waste permit is a legally binding document that establishes the waste management
activities that a facility can conduct and the conditions under which it can
operate. The permit outlines facility design and operation, lays out safety
standards and describes activities that the facility must perform, such as
monitoring and reporting.
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