EPA v. WESTPOINT HOME, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
CAFO ISSUED 4/20/2007 ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1,934. RESPONDENT HAD A WESTINGHOUSE PCB TRANSFORMER, SERIAL NUMBER YDR 75242 LOCATED NEAR THE S CHILLER ROOM, CONTAINING 525 GALLONS OF 2,835 KILOGRAMS OF PCB INERTEEN FLUID. THIS PCB TRANSFORMER WAS WEEPING OR LEAKING FLUID WHICH CREATED A SPILL ALONG THE METAL OF THE LOWER FRONT PLATE. RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 C.F.R. SECTION 761.60(a) BY IMPROPERLY DISPOSING PCB LIQUIDS.
Defendants (1)
- WESTPOINT HOME, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WESTPOINT STEVENS INC ENG & ENV DEPT
3300 23RD DR, VALLEY, AL, 36854
Registry ID: 110009456720
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WESTPOINT HOME, INC.entered 2007-04-20
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $1,934
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2007-04-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2007-04-20Final Order Issued
- 2007-05-04Enforcement Action Closed
- 2007-05-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600042185
- Case number
- 04-2007-2726
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- PCBS
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2007-2726 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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