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03-1999-0065Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1999· Region 03

EPA v. PECO ENERGY CO

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$8,126

Case summary

PECO HAD WARNING THAT TRANSFORMER HAD LEAKED PCBS SAW LEAKAGE BUT DID NOT NOTIFY EPA THAT LEAKED HAD OCCURED UNTIL NEXT DAY WHEN TRANSFORMER STATION HAD POWERED DOWN & QUANTITY OF SPILL COULD BE DETERMINED.

Defendants (1)

  • PECO ENERGY CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • PECO ENERGY CO

    1122 SEDGLEY AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19134

    Registry ID: 110010620738

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 103ANotification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • PECO ENERGYentered 1999-09-30

    Primary law: CERCLA

    Federal penalty: $8,126

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1999-02-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1999-07-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1999-09-30Final Order Issued
  • 1999-09-30Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
18435
Case number
03-1999-0065
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
CER
Branch
3RC42
EPA region
03
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1999-0065 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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