This is a CAFO that conclues and closes this case.
EPA alleges that Oregon Metallurgical Corporation (Oremet) violated RCRA Section 3005 by treating and/or storing hazardous waste (spill container material exhibiting the characteristic of reactivity) in a surface impoundment (the Acid Sump) and on a miscellaneous unit (the Spray Pad) without a permit or interim status. EPA alleges that Oremet stored and managed hazardous waste (sulfuric acid and Baghouse Dust) without a permit or interim status and without qualifying for any of the exceptions under 40 CFR 262.34(a).
Proposed penalty: $250,000.00 [and pollution reduction and water quality SEPs worth $498,000