Non-Compliance Clean Air Act Clean Water Act

WASTE CONNECTIONS INC DBA. PIERCE CO RECYCLING COMPOSTING AND DISPOSAL LLC

Quick Summary

•Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
•Assessed $13,000 in total penalties since records began.

Address: 30919 MERIDIAN E
GRAHAM, WA 98338
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County: PIERCE County
Industry: Administrative and Support and Waste Management
NAICS (North American Industry Classification): 562212
Inspections: 15 · last Jan 7, 2025
Total Penalties: $13,000 · last Apr 21, 2022
Registry ID: 110001920636

Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)

Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.

Air (CAA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program	Type	Violation Date	Return to Compliance	Status
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jul 4, 2020	Aug 4, 2020	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jul 4, 2020	Aug 4, 2020	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Dec 31, 2019	Mar 31, 2020	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jul 3, 2019	Aug 3, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jul 3, 2019	Aug 3, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	May 15, 2019	Jun 15, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	May 15, 2019	Jun 15, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	May 7, 2019	Aug 6, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Mar 28, 2019	Jun 27, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Mar 28, 2019	Jun 27, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jul 5, 2015	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	May 15, 2012	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	May 15, 2011	—	Open

Discharge Limit Exceedances

Instances where this facility's reported discharge monitoring results exceeded its permitted limits under the Clean Water Act. Exceedance percentage shows how far over the permit limit the discharge was.

Pollutant	Violation	Reported	Limit	Exceedance	Period	Status
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	36.00 mg/L	27.00	+33%	Sep 2020	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	110.00 mg/L	37.00	+197%	Dec 2018	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	28.00 mg/L	27.00	+4%	Dec 2018	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	43.70 mg/L	27.00	+62%	Dec 2016	Open
Zinc, total [as Zn]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.17 mg/L	0.12	+45%	Mar 2016	Open
Zinc, total [as Zn]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.17 mg/L	0.11	+55%	Mar 2016	Open
Zinc, total [as Zn]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.17 mg/L	0.12	+45%	Mar 2016	Open

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

State CWA Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case WA-789152 · Mar 31, 2021

$6,000

State CWA Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case WA-789153 · Mar 31, 2021

$6,000

State Administrative Order of Consent

Clean Water Act · Case WA-786181 · Apr 24, 2019

State Administrative Order of Consent

Clean Water Act · Case WA-786182 · Apr 24, 2019

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