EPA v. KAPAC COMPANY

Case summary

AN INSPECTION OF A COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE WAS INITIATED IN RESPONSE TO A REPORT OF ODORS LATER ATTRIBUTED TO A LEAKING PCB TRANSFORMER. A FIELD CITATION WAS ISSUED FOR THE FOL- LOWING TSCA VIOLATIONS: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ANNUAL DOCU- MENTS FOR FIVE PCB TRANSFORMERS FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1978-81; FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RECORDS OF QUARTERLY INSPECTIONS FOR FIVE PCB TRANSFORMERS FROM THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1981 THROUGH THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1982; FAILURE TO DATE STORAGE DRUMS AND TRANSFORMERS CONTAINING WASTE PCB'S; FAILURE TO PROPERLY LABEL SIX 55 GALLON DRUMS CONTAINING WASTE PCB'S WITH ML MARKING. PENALTIES WERE ASSESSED AS FOLLOWS: RECORDKEEPING VIOLATION, $6,000; QUARTERLY INSPECTION VIOLATION, $13,000; STORAGE VIOLATION, $10,000; MARKING VIOLATION, $3,000. TOTAL PENALTY ASSESSED WAS $32,000.

Defendants (1)

• KAPAC COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KAPAC CO

  400 DUBLIN AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH, 43215

  Registry ID: 110010728588

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KAPAC COMPANYentered 1991-01-16

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $2,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1990-02-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1990-02-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1991-01-16Final Order Issued
• 1991-03-06Compliance Achieved
• 1991-03-06Enforcement Action Closed