EPA v. BASF INC

Case summary

THE CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT, ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF THE PCB REGULATIONS UNDER TSCA, WAS ISSUED AS A DECA LEAD CASE ON DECEMBER 30, 1997. THIS COMPLAINT WAS BASED ON A MULTI-MEDIA INSPECTION CONDUCTED AT THE FORMER INMONT LABOR- ATORY SITE IN HAWTHORNE, NJ, ON AUGUST 18, 1997. BASF FAILED TO MARK CONTAINERS OF PCB CONTAMINATED SOIL WITH THE PCB MARK M(L), IMPROPERLY STORED THE PCB CONTAMINATED SOIL FOR DISPOSAL, FAILED TO NOTIFY EPA OF PCB ACTIVITIES, AND, IN THE PROCESS OF SENDING THE PCB CONTAMINATED SOIL FOR DISPOSAL TO A PERMITTED DISPOSER, THEY FAILED TO PROVIDE THE OUT-OF-SERVICE DATE AND WEIGHT OF THE WASTE IN KILOGRAMS ON THE MANIFESTS. THE TOTAL PROPOSED PENALTY FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS $73,700.

Defendants (1)

• BASF INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• INMONT CORPORATION HAWTHORNE PLANT

  150 WAGARAW RD, HAWTHORNE, NJ, 07506

  Registry ID: 110000615709

• INMONT CORPORATION HAWTHORNE PLANT

  150 WAGARAW RD, HAWTHORNE, NJ, 07506

  Registry ID: 110000615709

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BASF CORPORATIONentered 1998-10-26

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $50,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1997-12-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-01-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-10-26Final Order Issued
• 1998-10-26Enforcement Action Closed