EPA v. FRANKLIN POWER PRODUCTS, INC.

Case summary

A 3008(H) CORRECTIVE ACTION CONSENT ORDER WAS ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 27, 1990 FOR THE PURPOSE OF THOROUGHLY EVALUATING THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE/CONSTITUENT RELEASES AT THE FACILITY AND TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR CORRECTIVE MEASURES. FRANKLIN POWER PRODUCTS CURRENTLY OWNS THE FACILITY. AMPHENOL OWNED THE CLOSED MANUFACTURING FACILITY BETWEEN 1987 AND 1989. BENDIX CORPORATION ACQUIRED THE FACILITY FROM DAGE ELECTRIC, INC., IN 1963, AND UNTIL 1983 WHEN IT CLOSED, WAS A GENERATOR AND STORED HAZARDOUS WASTE. BENDIX SUBMITTED A PART A PERMIT APPLICATION UNDER RCRA ON NOVEMBER 19, 1980. WASTE HANDLED BY BENDIX INCLUDED: F001, F005, F006, F007. THE 15 ACRE FACILITY'S OPERATIONS INCLUDED DEGREASING, PLATING, METAL WORKING, AND PAINTING. THE FACILITY INCLUDED ABOVE AND IN GROUND TANKS, AND CHEMICAL STORAGE AND PLATING ROOMS. IN 1983 BENDIX CORPORATION (AND THE FACILITY) WAS ACQUIRED BY ALLIED CORPORATION. (BENDIX WAS MERGED INTO ALLIED IN 1985. ALLIED CORPORATION WAS MERGED INTO ALLIED-SIGNAL, INC., WHICH INCORPORATED A SUBSIDIARY, AMPHENOL COROPOATION, AND TRANSFERRED OWNERSHIP OF THE FACILITY TO AMPHENOL. AMPHENOL CORPORATION WAS SOLD ON JUNE 2, 1987 TO LPL INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. OF WALLINGFORD, CN WHICH SOLD THE FACILITY TO ITS CURRENT OWNER FRANKLIN POWER PRODUCTS.

Defendants (2)

• AMPHENOL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• FRANKLIN POWER PRODUCTS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FRANKLIN POWER PRODUCTS & INTERNATIONAL FUEL SYSTE

  980 HURRICANE ROAD, FRANKLIN, IN, 46131

  Registry ID: 110002354728

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FRANKLIN POWER PRODUCTSentered 1998-11-24

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 1993-07-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-11-24Final Order Issued