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05-1989-0111Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1989· Region 05

EPA v. CINCINNATI, CITY OF

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$4,000

Case summary

THE LONGVIEW STATE HOSPITAL IS AN ABANDON MENTAL FACILITY GIVEN TO THE CITY OF CINCINNATI BY THE STATE OF OHIO. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION THERE WERE TRANSFORMERS WHICH HAD BEEN GUTTED AND THE PCB OIL POURED OUT ON TO THE FLOOR AND POSSIBLY ESCAPED THROUGH DRAINS IN THE FLOOR. TEST RESULTS SHOWED THAT ONE OF THESE TRANSFORMERS CONTAINED PCB OIL AT T LEVEL OF 54,000 PPM. THE COMPLAINT CITED THE CITY OF CINCIN NATI FOR IMPROPER STORAGE, MARKING, DISPOSAL AND RECORDKEEP- ING.

Defendants (1)

  • CINCINNATI, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • LONGVIEW STATE HOSPITAL

    6600 PADDOCK ROAD, CINCINNATI, OH, 45216

    Registry ID: 110010580772

Statutes cited

  • TSCA 6-PCBSPCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • CINCINNATI, CITY OFentered 1990-02-08

    Primary law: TSCA

    Federal penalty: $4,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1989-06-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1989-11-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1990-02-08Final Order Issued
  • 1990-03-14Compliance Achieved
  • 1990-03-14Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
27167
Case number
05-1989-0111
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
TOX
Branch
AWTG
EPA region
05
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
PCBS

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1989-0111 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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