A Bettendorf metal electroplating firm, Heartland Plating Co., has been ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to immediately address improper hazardous waste storage at its 2900 Elm Street plant.
The EPA's regional office in Kansas City issued the administrative order Wednesday (11/24) after inspectors last month "documented throughout the facility spilled and abandoned materials for which the company’s representatives could not provide complete and accurate hazardous waste determinations."
According to the EPA news release, "inspectors were able to determine that the company was storing or treating a number of wastes, including chromium, zinc, cyanide, cobalt, potassium permanganate, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide."
The order requires Heartland and its owners, Marion Patigler and the Estate of Gerhard Patigler, to take immediate actions to address the violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
The EPA also ordered the firm "to conduct an investigation to determine if wastes have migrated off the site." Any contaminated areas in the building, or on the surrounding property, also must be immediately cleaned up by Heartland, according to the administrative order.
CLICK HERE for EPA news release on Heartland Plating.
