EPA v. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
Litigated With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$90,000
Case summary
GE, IN THIS CASE, WAS ACTING AS NORRY'S CONTRACTOR TO RE- MOVE A TRANSFORMER FROM NORRY'S PROPERTY. ON JANUARY 25, 1990, A FIFTY-GALLON FLUID SPILL OCCURRED. THE FLUID CON- TAINED APPROX. 60-90% PCBS.
Defendants (1)
- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FABRICATED STEEL CORP
2525 N SHADELAND AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46219
Registry ID: 110009391498
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.entered 1990-07-30
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $90,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1990-06-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1990-07-30Final Order Issued
- 1990-07-30Enforcement Action Closed
- 1990-09-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 27482
- Case number
- 05-1990-0202
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- SWERB
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1990-0202 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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