EPA v. WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$7,437
Compliance action
$50,000
Case summary
RESPONDENT SENT LIQUID PCB'S FROM ITS LANDFILL TO CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. (CWMI), CID AREA 4 LANDFILL FOR DISPOSAL. THE CWMI LANDFILL DOES NOT HAVE U.S. EPA ID NUMBER. RESPONDENT VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSED THE VIOLATION, BUT HAS A HISTORY OF SIMILAR VIOLTIONS.
Defendants (1)
- WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOISNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CID RECYCLING & DISPOSAL
138TH STREET & BISHOP FORD EXPRESSWAY, CALUMET CITY, IL, 60409
Registry ID: 110011570193
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6 — Regulation of Hazardous Chemical Substances and Mixtures (includes Asbestos and PCBs)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOISentered 1994-12-30
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $7,437
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1992-08-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-12-30Final Order Issued
- 1994-12-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28040
- Case number
- 05-1992-0185
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- AWTGL
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Regulation of Hazardous Chemical Substances and Mixtures (includes Asbestos and PCBs)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1992-0185 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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