EPA v. COOLEY INCORPORATED
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$17,000
Compliance action
$1,605
Case summary
COOLEY ERRONEOUSLY SHIPPED OFF HAZARDOUS WASTE TO A NON-PCR FACILITY AFTER A SINGLE SAMPLE SHOWED PCBS LESS THAN 50PPM. NUMEROUS SAMPLES BY THE RECEIVING FACILITY SHOWED GREATER THAN 50PPM PCBS.
Defendants (1)
- COOLEY INCORPORATEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
COOLEY INCORPORATED
50 ESTEN AVE., PAWTUCKET, RI, 028604871
Registry ID: 110000312251
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
COOLEY INCORPORATEDentered 2001-09-25
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $17,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2001-09-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-09-25Final Order Issued
- 2001-09-25Enforcement Action Closed
- 2001-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1580
- Case number
- 01-2001-0133
- 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 01-2001-0133 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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