EPA v. COLUMBIA MFG
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On September 26, 2012, EPA entered into two RCRA Section 3008(h) Administrative Orders on Consent (AOC) to implement an operation, maintenance, and monitoring remedy at the Columbia Manufacturing Company Site (CMC Site) in Westfield, Massachusetts. The AOC with the current site owner, Columbia Manufacturing, Inc., requires implementation of institutional controls. The AOC with former owners and operators, MTD Products, Inc. and Columbia Manufacturing Company, Inc., requires continued operation of a groundwater recovery system, groundwater monitoring, and maintenance of a cap covering impacted soils.
Defendants (1)
- Columbia MfgNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC
1 CYCLE ST, WESTFIELD, MA, 01085-0000
Registry ID: 110000308195
COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC
1 CYCLE ST, WESTFIELD, MA, 01085-0000
Registry ID: 110000308195
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3008H — Interim Status Corrective Action Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
COLUMBIA MFGentered 2012-09-26
Primary law: RCRA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2011-10-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2012-09-26Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600068115
- Case number
- 01-2012-5201
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Interim Status Corrective Action Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2012-5201 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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