EPA v. WORLD'S CLEANERS
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
WORLD'S CLEANERS FAILED TO KEEP A LOG OF INSPECTIONS OF LEAKS; A LOG OF DATES OF REPAIR AND RECORDS OF WRITTEN OR VERBAL ORDERS. WORLD'S CLEANERS FAILED TO INSPECT FOR LEAKS WEEKLY AND TO REPAIR ALL LEAKS WITHIN 24 HOURS, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 63.234(D)(4). DURING THE INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BASED ON THE PERC CONSUMPTION, WORLD'S CLEANERS WAS CLASSIFIED AS A LARGE SOURCE. The pollutant Trichloroethylene = Ethene,tetracholor- *
Defendants (1)
- WORLD'S CLEANERSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WORLD CLEANERS
740 PINE STREET, BROOKLYN, NY, 11208
Registry ID: 110001609368
Statutes cited
- CAA 114 — Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WORLD'S CLEANERSentered 2005-11-08
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $2,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2001-12-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2002-02-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2005-11-08Final Order Issued
- 2005-11-08Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 8752
- Case number
- 02-2002-1274
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- AIR
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2002-1274 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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