EPA: Chemical company mismanaged waste

A chemical company in Vineyard, Utah County, has been accused of violating federal law governing management and storage of hazardous waste.

The complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City was brought at the urging of the Environmental Protection Agency, which says Parish Chemical Co. was found to be in "significant" noncompliance of federal regulatory laws designed to protect the environment and public health.

Parish Chemical, 145 N. Geneva Road, is a manufacturing company that specializes in the research, development and production of chemicals and materials, according to an EPA news release.

The EPA contends that several site inspections found Parish did not have a permit for the storage of hazardous waste, lacked liability insurance as well as financial assurance for facility closure, did not perform air-emissions tank assessments and inadequately performed evaluations of the integrity of storage tanks.

In addition to seeking compliance with federal and state regulations, the complaint also asks for $646,000 in reimbursement for costs incurred in responding to the release, or threatened release, of hazardous substances from the facility.

— Amy Joi O'Donoghue