United States v. Vineland Chem. Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 21398
No(s). 86-1936 (D.N.J. Apr 30, 1990)

The court holds that owners of a chemical company are liable for a $1.223 million civil penalty for violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) because they operated two surface impoundments with neither interim status nor a final permit and failed to submit a closure plan. Since...