EPA v. EVERSOURCE ENERGY

Case summary

On July 13, 2016, Region 1 issued a signed Consent Agreement and Final Order with The Connecticut Light and Power Company dba Eversource Energy (?Eversource?) regarding alleged TSCA PCB violations related to a PCB transformer spill in Waterbury, Connecticut. Eversource agreed to pay $47,000 in civil penalties to resolve the five alleged violations. In January 2016, an Eversource transformer in storage for disposal since September 2014 had a spill of approximately 50 gallons of PCB oil at a concentration of 318 ppm. Eversource has since addressed the spill and removed contaminated material. On June 1, 2016, EPA notified Eversource of its potential enforcement action. The parties held subsequent discussions and reached resolution on a penalty.

Defendants (1)

• EVERSOURCE ENERGYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EVERSOURCE SPILL

  130 FREIGHT STREET, WATERBURY, CT, 06702

  Registry ID: 110067644008

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EVERSOURCE ENERGYentered 2016-07-13

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $47,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2016-07-13Final Order Issued
• 2016-07-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-07-26Enforcement Action Data Entered