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BASSETT MIRROR CO, INC

Administrative - Formal · FY2004 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 114476

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Case

Case Number
03-2004-0187
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
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Self-disclosure
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Defendants (1)

Summary

REGION III AND BASSETT MIRROR COMPANY, INC ( BASSETT ) ENTERED INTO A CONSENT AGREEMENT/FINAL ORDER FOR VIOLATIONS OF RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATION AT THE NORTH PLANT AND THE PHILPOTT PLANT, BASSETT, VIRGINIA FACILITIES. BASSETT MIRROR MANUFACTURES VARIOIUS GLASS PRODUCTS AND METAL AND WOODEN FURNITURE AND IS A GENERATOR OF CHARACTERISTIC HAZARDOUS WASTES. BASSETT MIRROR VIOLATED RCRA STORAGE REGULATIONS BY STORING HAZARDOUS WASTE FOR GREATER THAN NINETY DAYS, FAILING TO MAKE HAZARDOUS DETERMINATIONS, FAILING TO DATE AND LABEL CONTAINERS, FAILING TO CLOSE CERTAIN CONTAINERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, FAILING TO PROVIDE HAZARDOUS WASTE TRAINING AND MAINTAIN ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION, FAILING TO HAVE AN APPROPRIATE CONTINGENCY PLAN, AND FAILING TO SUBMIT A BIENNIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORT. THE VIOLATIONS WERE DISCOVERED IN TWO INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED IN APRIL AND JULY OF 2003 BY REPRESENTATIVES OF REGION III AND THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. BASSETT MIRROR AGREES TO PAY A PENALTY OF $133,000.00 AND IS CURRENTLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH RCRA STORAGE REGULATIONS. THE DRUMS WHICH WERE BEING IMPROPERLY STORED WERE PROPERLY ANALYZED, CHARACTERIZED AND SENT FOR OFF-SITE DISPOSAL.

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