EPA v. NSTAR
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$4,125
Compliance action
$15,000
Case summary
NSTAR PCB CONTAMINATED ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER LEAKED. COMPANY DID NOT PERFORM CLEAN-UP RESPONSE WITHIN 48 HOURS. SOME DAYS LATER COMPANY ELECTED TO PURSUE SELF-IMPLEMENTING CLEAN UP WHICH TOOK MONTHS. SUCH ELECTION DOES NOT ESTABLISH A PRESUMPTION AGAINST PENALTIES FOR ORIGINAL VIOLATION.
Defendants (1)
- NSTARNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
NSTAR
800 BOYLSTON ST, BOSTON, MA, 02199
Registry ID: 110010599904
NSTAR
800 BOYLSTON ST, BOSTON, MA, 02199
Registry ID: 110010599904
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NSTARentered 2001-03-08
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $4,125
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2001-02-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-02-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-03-08Final Order Issued
- 2001-04-08Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1488
- Case number
- 01-2001-0030
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- OES
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- PCBS
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2001-0030 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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