EPA v. HOOVER GROUP, INC.

Case summary

6/5/08 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $117,831.00, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ON AUGUST 16, 2006, AL DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MGMT (ADEM) CONDUCTED A PCB COMPLIANCE INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT HOOVER INVESTMENT'S FACILITY. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, THE FACILITY WAS INACTIVE AND UNOCCUPIED. THE INSPECTORS OBSERVED 55-GALLON PCB DRUMS CONTAINING A TOTAL OF APPROX 290 GALLONS OF TRANSFORMER OIL WITH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF PCBs, AND ONE 55-GALLON DRUM CONTAINING PCB-CONTAMINATED DRBRIS, IMPROPERLY STORED IN A WAREHOUSE. THE INSPECTORS ALSO OBSERVED ALSO OBSERVED AN OUT-OF SERVICE PCB TRANSFORMER STORED IN THE WAREHOUSE THAT HAD LEAKED PCB OIL ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR, AND OBSERVED A SECOND DECOMMISSIONED PCB TRANSFORMER STORED OUTSIDE OF THE WAREHOUSE. THE AREAS WHERE THE TRANSFORMERS AND DRUMS WERE BEING STORED DID NOT HAVE LABELS AND PCB MARKINGS, AND WERE NOT PROTECTED WITH ADEQUATE CURBING, AS REQUIRED BY THE PCB REGULATIONS.

Defendants (3)

• HOOVER GROUP, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• HOOVER MATERIALS HANDLING GROUP, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• HOOVER INVESTMENTS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HOOVER GROUP, INC.

  690 KEYSTONE DRIVE, CLANTON, AL, 35045

  Registry ID: 110030902584

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HOOVER GROUP, INC.entered 2008-06-05

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $117,831

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2008-06-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2008-06-05Final Order Issued
• 2008-06-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-06-30Enforcement Action Closed