EPA v. SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF EDUCATION

Case summary

EPA IS REFERRING THIS CASE TO DOJ AS A RESULT OF VIOLATIONS OF THE PCB RULE PROMULGATED UNDER TSCA BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF ED AT A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF PA. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNS AND OPERATES APPROXIMATELY 300 SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY OF PA, SOME OWNED BY THE DISTRICT AND SOME OWNED BY PECO ENERGY; SOME CONTAIN OIL. SOME DO NOT. IT IS BELIEVED THAT 33 TRANSFORMERS LOCATE D AT 14 SCHOOLS ARE PCB OR PCB CONTAMINATED AND OWNED BYTHE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS ACTION PERTAINS PRIMATILY TO THOSE 33 PCB AND PCB CONTAMINATED TRANSFORMERS AND 14 SCHOOLS. THE SC HOOL DISTRICT HAS VIOLATED THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS 1) FIRE REGISTRATION; 2) COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; 3) QUARTERLY VISUAL INSPECTIONS ; 4) MARKING; 5) DISPOSAL; 6) RECORDKEEP- ING; 7) PCB CLEANUP INITIATION; 8) PCB CLEANUP CRITERIA, AND 9) ELECTRICAL PROTECTION. BY THIS REFERRAL, EPA SEEKS AN INJUNCTION REQUIRING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO TAKE CERTAIN STEPS TO COMPLY WITH THE PCB RULE AND ENSURE THAT VIOLATIONS DO NOT REOCCUR IN THE FUTURE ALTHOUGH TRANSFORMER REMOVAL IS NOT LEGALLY OR TECHNICALLY MANDATORY, EPA BELIEVES THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE FUTURE COMPLIANCE HERE IS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO REMOVE ALL OF ITS PCB AND PCB CONTAMINATED TRANSFORMERS.

Defendants (1)

• SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PA BOARD OF EDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (14)

• STRAWBERRY MANSION HIGH SCH

  RIDGE & SUSQUEHANNA AVES, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19132

  Registry ID: 110010286519

• RANDOLPH SKILLS CTR

  HENRY & ROBERTS AVES, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19129

  Registry ID: 110001114295

• WASHINGTON HIGH

  11000 BUSTLETON, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19116

  Registry ID: 110010717634

• OVERBROOK HIGH SCH

  59TH & LANCASTER AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19131

  Registry ID: 110001114222

• FELTONVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

  238 E. WYOMING AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19120

  Registry ID: 110036499900

• NORTHEAST HIGH SCH

  COTTMAN & ALGON AVES, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19111

  Registry ID: 110001114277

• ROXBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL # 6030

  6498 RIDGE AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19128

  Registry ID: 110001113526

• SOUTH PHILA HIGH

  BROAD & SNYDER AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19148

  Registry ID: 110001118228

• HACKETT SCH

  2400 TRENTON AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19125

  Registry ID: 110010704265

• HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

  1400 WEST OLNEY AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19141

  Registry ID: 110002448496

• ROBERTO CLEMENTE MID SCH

  5TH & LUZERNE STS, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19140

  Registry ID: 110001118200

• MIDDLE YEARS ALTERNATIVE

  S W CORNER 42ND & LOCUST STS, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

  Registry ID: 110001114302

• BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIGH SCH

  BROAD & GREEN STS, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19130

  Registry ID: 110001113964

• WANAMAKER, JOHN JUNIOR HIGH

  11TH & COLUMBIA AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19122

  Registry ID: 110001123356

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIAentered 1997-09-12

  Primary law: TSCA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1995-03-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-03-19Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1997-06-03Complaint Filed With Court
• 1997-06-04Final Order Lodged
• 1997-09-12Final Order Entered
• 1997-09-12Concluded
• 2007-09-11Enforcement Action Closed