EPA v. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$3,000
Case summary
THE FACILITY WAS IN VIOLATION OF TSCA PCB REGULATIONS FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE PCB TRANSFORMER REGISTRATION DOCUMENTA- TION WITH THE LOCAL FIRE AUTHORITIES FOR FAILURE TO DOCUMENT PCB QUARTERLY TRANSFORMER INSPECTIONS; FOR FAILURE TO PRO- VIDE PCB ANNUAL DOCUMENTS FROM 1978-1981 AND FOR INCOMPLETE/ INACCURATE PCB ANNUAL DOCUMENTS FROM 1982 TO 1988. - THE FACILITY SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION WITH PCB TRANSFORMER REGISTRATION TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DATED JULY 20, 1988. THE FACILITY ALSO SUBMITTED RECREATED PCB ANNUAL DOCUMENTS FROM 1978 TO 1981. THE PCB ANNUAL DOCUMENTS FROM 1984 TO 1986 STILL CONTAINED INACCURATE PCB TRANSFORMER INFORMATION.
Defendants (1)
- WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WANNEMACHER TRUCK LINES
1501 1501 S DIXIE HWY, LIMA, OH, 45804
Registry ID: 110004741575
Statutes cited
- TSCA 8E — Failure To Comply With Substance Risk
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATIONentered 1991-10-11
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $3,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1990-05-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-07-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1991-10-11Final Order Issued
- 1991-10-11Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 27414
- Case number
- 05-1990-0130
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- AWTGL
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Failure To Comply With Substance Risk
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1990-0130 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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