EPA v. DELTA PROPERTIES

Case summary

DELTA PROPERITES OWNS 2 FACILITIES. THE ONE IN LANSING IS CURRENTLY A WAREHOUSING AND LEASING OPERATION. THE OTHER ONE IS IN MUSKEGON HEIGHTS AND USED TO BE A FOUNDRY OWNED BY CWC TEXTRON. SOON AFTER INSPECTION DELTA SOLD THE MUSKEGON HEIGHT PROPERTY. DELTA FAILED TO REGISTER ITS PCB TRANSFORM ERS AT ITS LANSING & MUSKEGON HEIGHTS FACILITIES WITH FIRE RESPONSE PERSONNEL, STORED COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS WITHIN 5 METERS OF A PCB TRANSFORMER AT LANSING, FAILED TO CONDUCT REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AND DEVELOP A MAINTENANCE HISTORY ON THE PCB TRANSFORMERS AT BOTH FACILITIES; FAILED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKING TRANSFORMERS AND TO CLEANUP AND PROPERLY DISPOSE OF ANY LEAKED PCBS AT LANSING. DELTA ALSO FAILED TO MARK PCB TRANSFORMERS AT LANSING, PCB LARGE HIGH VOLTAGE CAPACITORS AT MUSKEGON HGTS & FAILED TO MARK THE ACCESSWAYS TO PCB TRANSFORMERS AT LANSING. EPA PROPOSED A PENALTY OF $35,000.

Defendants (1)

• BRUCE D. LANGLOIS

Facilities (1)

• DELTA PROPERTIES INC

  470 MARKET ST, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49504

  Registry ID: 110010737845

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• **PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**

  Primary law: TSCA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1988-06-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1988-06-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1989-08-16Final Order Issued
• 1989-08-16Enforcement Action Closed