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IN THE MATTER OF: INTERLINE BRANDS, INC. RESPONDENT
Proceeding under Section 3008(a) ofthe Resource Conservation And Recovery Act ("RCRA")
CONSENT AGREEMENT AND
FINAL ORDER
USEPA DOCKET NO. RCRA-06-2018-0958
CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER I. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
1. This Consent Agreement and Final Order ("CAFO") is entered into by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 ("EPA" or "Complainant") and Respondent, Interline Brands, Inc. ("Respondent" or "Interline") and concerns the facility located at 601 Edwards Avenue Harahan, Louisiana ("Facility").
2. Notice of this action has been given to the State of Louisiana, under Section 3008(a)(2) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"), 42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(2).
3. For the purpose of this CAFO, Respondent admits the jurisdictional allegations herein; however, Respondent neither admits nor denies the specific factual allegations and conclusions oflaw contained in this CAFO. This CAFO states a claim upon which relief may be granted.
Interline Brands, Inc. RCRA-06-20 18-0958
10. Respondent is a "person" within the meaning of Section 1004(15) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6903(15), and Title 33 of the Louisiana Administrative Code("LAC") LAC 33: V.109 1, [40 C.F.R. 260.10].
11. Respondent owns or operates the Facility. 12. Respondent is a wholesale distributor of maintenance, repair, and operations products. 13. During the period from April to July 2018, EPA conducted a RCRA record review of
Respondent's activities as a generator of hazardous waste including a review of the information voluntarily provided to EPA by Respondent (the "Investigation"). 14. During the Investigation, EPA discovered that Respondent, at a minimum, generated and offered for transport and treatment, the following waste materials at the facility:
A. D (characteristic waste); B. U (Listed, Unused discarded commercial chemical product); and C. F (Listed- Solvents) 15. The Facility meets the definition of"facility" as defined in LAC 33: V.l09, [40 C.F.R. 260.1 0]. 16. The waste streams identified in Paragraph 14 me "hazardous waste" as defined in LAC 33: V.490l.B &F, and 4903.E, [40 C.F.R. 261.21, 261.22, 261.24, and 261.33].
1 On January 24, 1985, the State of Louisiana received final authorization for its base Hazardous Waste Management Program (50 FR 3348). Subsequent revisions have been made to the Louisiana Hazardous Waste Program and authorized by the EPA. Except as otherwise provided, all citations found within this CAFO are to the "EPAApproved Louisiana Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Applicable to the Hazardous Waste Management Program" dated November 2015, incorporated by reference under 40 C.F.R. 272. 951 (c)(l)(i) effective on December 20, 2016. 81 Fed. Reg. 72730 (October 21, 2016); 40 C.F.R. 272. 951: Louisiana State-Administered Program: Final Authorization. References and citations to the "EPA-Approved Louisiana Statutory and Regulatmy Requirements Applicable to the Hazardous Waste Management Program" may vary slightly fiom the State of Louisiana's published version.
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