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 104E4 — Inspection and Samples
- CERCLA 104E3 — Entry 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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