EPA v. SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC.

Case summary

6/22/04 - COMPLAINT/CAFO ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $7,150, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: THE SAMPLE ANALYSIS FROM THE SITE INVESTIGATION INDICATED A RELEASE OF PCBs AT CONCENTRATION GREATER THAN 500 PPM. RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 761.60(a) BY FAILING TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF PCBs. ONE DRUM MARKED WITH A PCB LABEL WAS FOUND LOCATED AT THE PAINT STORAGE ROOM. THE DRUM CONTAINED APPROX 1 POUND OF GRAVEL. THE ANALYTICAL DATA FROM THE SAMPLE TAKEN FROM THE DRUM INDICATED PCB IN EXCESS OF 500 PPM. THERE WAS NO OUT-OF-SERVICE DATE FOUND ON THE DRUM. RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 761.65(c)(8) BY FAILING TO MARK THE OUT-OF-SERVICE DATE ON THE PCB ITEM. THERE WAS NO PCB LABEL IN THE STORAGE ROOM STORING THE PCB ITEM. RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 761.40(a)(10) BY FAILING TO MARK THE AREA WHERE THE PCB ITEM WAS STORED.

Defendants (1)

• SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION

  3301 3RD AVENUE SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35222

  Registry ID: 110011735747

Statutes cited

• TSCA 15-2 — Knowing Commercial Use [15(2)]

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SIEMENTS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC.entered 2004-06-22

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $7,150

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2004-06-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2004-06-22Final Order Issued
• 2004-07-03Enforcement Action Data Entered