EPA v. GULF STATES STEEL, INC. OF ALABAMA

Case summary

COUNT 1: RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 761.40(A) BY FAILING TO LABEL THE PCB TRANSFORMERS WITH THE ML LABEL. COUNT 2: NOT LISTING TWO PCB PYRANOL TRANSFORMERS ON THE 19 94 ANNUAL DOCUMENT LOG. COUNT 3: NOT STORING PCB ITEMS IN AN AREA THAT MET THE MINI MUM STORAGE REQUIREMENTS. COUNT 4: IMPROPERLY DISPOSING OF PCBS. COUNT 5: IMPROPERLY DISPOSING OF PCB-CONTAMINATED MINERAL OIL. COUNTS 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: STORING COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS WI THIN 5 METERS OF A PCB TRANSFORMER. COUNTS 12, 13, 14: NOT LABELING THE ENTRANCE TO A ROOM THAT HOUSES A PCB TRANSFORMER WITH THE ML LABEL. COUNT 15: FAILING TO LABEL A STORAGE AREA USED TO STORE PCBS AND PCB ITEMS FOR DISPOSAL. COUNT 16: FAILING TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE REQUIRED INFORMATIO N ON THE ANNUAL DOCUMENT LOG. COUNT 17: NOT NOTIFYING EPA OF ITS PCB WASTE ACTIVITY WITH THE EPA FORM 7710-53. PENALTY PAID. CASE CLOSED.

Defendants (1)

• GULF STATES STEEL, INC. OF ALABAMANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• GULF STATES STEEL INCORPORATED OF ALABAMA

  174 SOUTH 26TH STREET, GADSDEN, AL, 35904

  Registry ID: 110000745472

• GULF STATES STEEL INCORPORATED OF ALABAMA

  174 SOUTH 26TH STREET, GADSDEN, AL, 35904

  Registry ID: 110000745472

• GULF STATES STEEL INCORPORATED OF ALABAMA

  174 SOUTH 26TH STREET, GADSDEN, AL, 35904

  Registry ID: 110000745472

• GULF STATES STEEL INCORPORATED OF ALABAMA

  174 SOUTH 26TH STREET, GADSDEN, AL, 35904

  Registry ID: 110000745472

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GULF STATES STEEL, INC. OF ALABAMAentered 1998-12-31

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $31,813 · SEP: $139,365

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1998-12-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-12-31Final Order Issued
• 1999-01-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-02-10Enforcement Action Closed