EPA conducted a facility inspection following which it charged General Dynamics for violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the federal law governing the treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste to protect public health and the environment, and to avoid costly cleanups.
The allegations include operation of hazardous waste storage facility without a permit, failure to make hazardous waste determinations and failure to submit an exception report when the facility did not receive a fully signed manifest from the designated disposal facility.
Further, the company stored hazardous waste in containers that were not kept closed during storage, failed to perform required weekly container storage area inspections and failed in its attempt to minimize the possibility of any release of hazardous waste and to properly store university waste lamps and mercury-containing devices.
In addition to the penalty, which reflects General Dynamics’ compliance effort and cooperation with EPA to resolve the matter, the company has certified its compliance with all applicable RCRA requirements.
