EPA v. MIDWEST ELECTRICAL TESTING AND MAINTENANCE COMPANY

Case summary

USEPA FILED THE COMPLAINT IN THIS MATTER ON 3/30/92, ALLEGEING IN 2 COUNTS THAT MIDWEST HAD VIOLATED 40 CFR SECTIONS 761.205(A)(1) AND 761.202(B)(3) BY FAILING NTO NOTIFIY USEPA OF ITS PCB WASTE HANDLING ACTIVITIES BY 4/4/90, AND BY ACCEPTING PCB WASTE FOR STORAGE WITHOUT HAVING RECIEVED A PCB IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. MIDWEST AHD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A RCRA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND MISREAD THE PCB REQUIREMENTS THAT IT NOTIGY NOT WITHSTANIDNG ITS RCRA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. MIDWEST DID, HOWEVER, TIMELY FILE AN APPLICATION FOR A AUTHORIZATION TO STORE PCB WASTES AND IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PCB REGULATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• MIDWEST ELECTRICAL TESTING & MAINTENANCENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL

  BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084

  Registry ID: 110009327022

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MIDWEST ELECTRICAL TESTING AND MAINTENANCE COMPANYentered 1992-10-22

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $2,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1992-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1992-10-22Enforcement Action Closed
• 1992-10-22Final Order Issued
• 1992-11-09Enforcement Action Data Entered