EPA v. ALPENA POWER COMPANY

Case summary

ALPENA POWER COMPANY GENERATES ELECTRICITY. THE COMPANY HAS 57 EMPLOYEES. ALPENA VIOLATED TSCA BY FAILING TO DEVE- LOP ANNUAL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING PCBS, FAILING TO REGISTER PCB TRANSFORMERS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, FAILING TO STORE PCB CONTAMINATED MATERIAL PROPERTY, FAILING TO MARK MEANS OF ACCESS TO 1 PCB TRANSFORMER, 2 PCB CONTAMINATED DRUMS OF OIL AND THE PCB STORAGE AREA. THE COMPANY COMMITTED SIMILAR VI- OLATIONS IN THE PAST, WAS ISSUED A COMPLAINT IN AUGUST 1983 AND SIGNED A CAFO IN MARCH 1984.

Defendants (1)

• ALPENA POWER COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ALPENA POWER CO

  310 N SECOND AVE, ALPENA, MI, 49707

  Registry ID: 110024825466

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALPENA POWER COMPANYentered 1989-02-15

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $7,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1988-10-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1988-10-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1989-02-15Final Order Issued
• 1989-03-17Compliance Achieved
• 1989-03-17Enforcement Action Closed