EPA v. St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
The Respondent is a hospital, which is considered a commercial building. They have 2 PCB Transformers in use without registration and/or electrical protection, which is prohibited. They also failed to mark the PCB Transformers and the access to the Transformers, and to keep annual documents relating to this equipment. Respondent is removing the transformers. However, since the unauthorized transformers could not be authorized for use at this point, no SEP credit is available for this work.
Defendants (1)
- St Joseph's Regional Medical CenterNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER
703 MAIN STREET, PATERSON, NJ, 07503
Registry ID: 110001543465
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
St. Joseph's Regional Medical Centerentered 2007-05-03
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $55,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2007-01-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2007-02-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2007-05-03Enforcement Action Closed
- 2007-05-03Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600029036
- Case number
- 02-2007-9105
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- WTS
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- PCBS
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2007-9105 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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