EPA v. BOLIDEN METECH, INC.

Case summary

BOLIDEN METECH, INC. IS A METAL RECOVERY COMPANY, WHICH MAINTAINS A COMPUTER SHREDDING OPERATION AND A SHREDDED METAL STORAGE YARD IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES EPA COLLECTED FROM THE YARD HAS SHOWN THE PRESENCE OF PCB'S IN QUANTITIES RANGING FROM FROM 10 PARTS PER MILLIAON ( PPM ) TO 1,600 PPM. THE SHREDDED METAL IS STORED OUTDOORS IN LARGE, EXPOSED PILES LOCATED ON THE BANKS OF THE PROVIDENCE RIVER. EPA REGION I PROPOSES A CIVIL ACTION INJUNCTIVE RELIEF WHICH WOULD SEEK COMPLIANCE BY THE COMPANY WITH THE PCB REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT, 15 U.S.C. S2601, ET SEQ., PUB.L. 94-469, 90 STAT.2003, ET SEQ. (1976). IT WOULD ASK THE COURT TO ORDER THE COMPANY TO COVER AND CONTAIN THE PCB'S AT THE SITE (WITH EPA OVERSIGHT) TO DETERMINE THE FULL EXTENT OF THE PCB CONTAMINATION.

Defendants (1)

• BOLIDEN-METECH, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BOLIDEN METECH, INC.

  434 ALLENS AVENUE, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02905

  Registry ID: 110009310478

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BOLIDEN METECH, INC.entered 1991-01-10

  Primary law: TSCA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1988-03-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1988-05-23Referred To Headquarters
• 1988-06-22Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1989-04-04Complaint Filed With Court
• 1991-01-10Final Order Lodged
• 1991-01-10Final Order Entered
• 1991-01-10Concluded