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03-1995-0167JudicialClosedFY 1995· Region 03

EPA v. LIN-ELCO CORP

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

EPA SOUGHT A WARRANT FOR ACCESS TO THE SITE IN ORDER TO ENTER, INSPECT, TAKE SAMPLES AND PERFORM ANY RESPONSE ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ALLEVIATE AN EMERGENCY SITUATION DUE TO THE IMMEDIATE RISK OF COLLAPSE OF A BUILDING CONTAINING PCB-CONTAMINATED WALLS. THE U.S. MAGISTRATE GRANTED THE WARRANT ON APRIL 13 FOR A 45 DAY PERIOD.

Defendants (1)

  • ALIFF, ELWINNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

  • LIN ELCO JOY MEG

    WASHINGTON ST EXT RTE 21/52, BLUEFIELD, WV, 24701

    Registry ID: 110010607290

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 104E4Inspection and Samples
  • CERCLA 104E3Entry Access

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1994-11-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1995-04-11Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1995-04-13Complaint Filed With Court
  • 1995-06-02Enforcement Action Closed
  • 1995-06-02Concluded

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
17015
Case number
03-1995-0167
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
CER
EPA region
03
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Inspection and Samples

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1995-0167 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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