EPA v. BUFFALO MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$17,800
Case summary
FOUR-COUNT COMPLAINT ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF THE PCB RULE, SPECIFICALLY STORAGE (3 COUNTS) AND MARKING (1 COUNT) VIOLATIONS. SEVEN CAPACITORS AND 149 TRANSFORMERS WERE LEFT SITTING OUTSIDE, UNPROTECTED, ON THE GROUND JUST UP-SLOPE FROM A LARGE PUBLIC LAKE FREQUENTLY USED FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
Defendants (1)
- BUFFALO MUNICIPAL UTILITIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
BUFFALO MUNI UTILITIES CITY OF BUFFALO
212 CENTRAL AVE, BUFFALO, MN, 553131627
Registry ID: 110010700982
BUFFALO MUNI UTILITIES CITY OF BUFFALO
212 CENTRAL AVE, BUFFALO, MN, 553131627
Registry ID: 110010700982
Statutes cited
- TSCA 15 — Prohibited Acts
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BUFFALO MUNICIPAL UTILITIESentered 1993-05-05
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $17,800
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1992-09-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-09-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1993-05-05Final Order Issued
- 1993-06-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28183
- Case number
- 05-1993-0019
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- AWTGL
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prohibited Acts
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1993-0019 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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