News Releases from Region 06
EPA Fines Clean Harbors for Violations of Environmental Laws
05/12/2015
DALLAS - (May 12, 2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a consent agreement and final order to Clean Harbors Deer Park, LLC, in La Porte, Texas. The company violated laws under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) related to the storage and handling of hazardous waste. The company will pay a $22,400 civil penalty and is required to take steps to protect the local community from health and environmental risks associated with hazardous waste.
An EPA inspector discovered that Clean Harbors failed to properly label hazardous containers, clean multiple spills from the container holding area and meet secondary containment requirements.
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