EPA v. WISE ALLOYS, LLC - PRODUCTION PLANT

Case summary

9/27/16 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $67,400, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: ON OR ABOUT JULY 9, 2014, AN INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY ADEM TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PCB REGS. ADEM INSPECTORS OBSERVED: A. THE HOT LINE MOTOR ROOM, WHICH CONTAINED 6 PCB TRANSFORMERS BEING STORED, WAS NOT PROPERLY MARKED WITH LARGE PCB MARKS. B. TRANSFORMER ROOM #13 AND #14 IN THE SHEET FINISHING BUILDING, WHICH CONTAINED AN OPERATING PCB TRANSFORMER CONTAINING 600 GALLONS OF PYRANOL, WAS NOT PROPERLY MARKED WITH LARGE PCB MARKS. C. THE ENTRANCE TO THE ROOM AT THE PACKING LINE, CONTAINING A PCB TRANSFORMER CONTAINING 881 GALS OF PCB OIL, WAS NOT MARKED WITH A LARGE PCB MARK; D. THE STORAGE DISPOSAL AREA CONTAINED RAINWATER IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT. E. A TRANSFORMER CONTAINING 1,317 GALS OF PYRANOL LOCATED NEAR STRUCTURAL SUPPORT #12 IN THE HOT LINE MOTOR ROOM WAS OBSERVED TO BE LEAKING.

Defendants (1)

• WISE ALLOYS - PRODUCTION PLANTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CONSTELLIUM MUSCLE SHOALS, LLC (WISE ALLOYS)

  4805 SECOND STREET, MUSCLE SHOALS, AL, 35661

  Registry ID: 110000516683

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WISE ALLOYS, LLC - PRODUCTION PLANTentered 2016-09-27

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $67,400

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-09-27Final Order Issued
• 2016-09-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-10-20Enforcement Action Closed