EPA v. HARTSELLE UTILITIES
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
9/14/10 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2,700, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: ON OR ABOUT JAN 5, 2010, ADEM CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION ADEM DISCOVERED THAT THE FOLLOWING TRANSFORMERS HAD BEEN STORED FOR DISPOSAL ONSITE FOR THE PREVIOUS 3 YEARS: A. 15 KVA SERIAL #70H10318, 140 PPM PCBs, TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE 9/18/09, TRANSPORTED FOR DISPOSAL ON 11/16/09. B. 15 KVA SERIAL #70H10322, 135 PPM PCBs, TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE 9/18/09, TRANSPORTED FOR DISPOSAL ON 11/16/09. C. 15 KVA SERIAL #4080253, 7260 PPM PCBs, TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE 2/23/09, TRANSPORTED FOR DISPOSAL ON 4/6/09. D. 15 KVA SERIAL #70H7366, 157 PPM PCBs, TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE 2/8/08, TRANSPORTED FOR DISPOSAL ON 6/17/08. E. 15 KVA, SERIAL #4080258, 4290 PPM PCBs, TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE 5/29/08, TRANSPORTED FOR DISPOSAL ON 6/17/08. F. SERIAL # A68741, 1,049 PPM PCBs, OUT OF SERVICE, TRANSPORTED FOR DISPOSAL ON 4/13/07. G. SERIAL # 65M8166, 1,075 PPM PCBs, OUT OF SERVICE 3/12/06, TRANSPORTED FOR DISPOSAL ON 4/13/07. H. SERIAL #4963365, 52 PPM PCBs, OUT OF SERVICE 10/11/06, TRANSPORTED FOR DISPOSAL ON 11/20/06. I. SERIAL #D329912, 110 PPM PCBs, OUT OF SERVICE 10/20/06, TRANSPORTED FOR DISPOSAL ON 11/20/06. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PCB FLUIDS FROM ALL THE TRANSFORMERS LISTED ABOVE EQUALED LESS THAN 220 GALLONS. RESPONDENT FAILED TO MAINTAIN STORAGE RECORDS FOR THE PREVIOUS 3 YEARS. RESPONDENT FAILED TO PROVIDE ANNUAL DOCUMENT LOGS DURING THE INSPECTION.
Defendants (1)
- HARTSELLE UTILITIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HARTSELLE UTILITIES
1010 SPARKMAN STREET NW, HARTSELLE, AL, 35640
Registry ID: 110041208797
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HARTSELLE UTILITIESentered 2010-09-14
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $2,700
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2010-09-14Final Order Issued
- 2010-09-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2010-09-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2010-10-05Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2200008788
- Case number
- 04-2010-2904
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- PCBS
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2010-2904 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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