EPA v. AMTRAK - Sunnyside Yard
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Respondent disclosed they shipped and disposed PCB remediation waste at a landfill in Pennsylvania which is not authorized to accept PCB waste. Original material was low concentration (94 parts per million) and was diluted to non-detectable before disposal - Region 2 is not seeking its removal from the landfill since it would be impossible to identify and separate. Respondent established an enhanced system of monitoring, marking, separating, tracking, and disposal of all future hazardous waste shipments to guard against incidents of this nature occurring in the future. Final penalty $191,884.
Defendants (1)
- AMTRAKNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
AMTRAK SUNNYSIDE YARD
3929 HONEYWELL STREET, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11101
Registry ID: 110000874091
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AMTRAK - Sunnyside Yardentered 2022-11-29
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $191,884
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2022-11-29Enforcement Action Closed
- 2022-11-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2022-11-29Final Order Issued
- 2022-11-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603437683
- Case number
- 02-2023-9203
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- PCBS
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2023-9203 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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