EPA v. WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MICHIGAN, INC.
Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
Penalty assessed
$11,000
Case summary
WOODLAND MEADOWS LANDFILL INADVERTENTLY LANDFILLED PCB CON- TAMINATED SLUDGE FROM USL CITY ENVIRONMENTAL, DETROIT, MICHI GAN. WOODLAND MEADOWS LANDFILL CONDUCTED SAMPLING TO LOCATE THE PCB MATERIAL, REMOVED THE MATERIAL, AND SENT IT TO PRO- PER TSCA DISPOSAL. THIS WORK WAS DONE WITH OVERSIGHT BY MDEQ.
Defendants (1)
- WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MICHIGAN, INC.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MICHIGAN-WEST
36860 VAN BORN RD, WAYNE, MI, 48184
Registry ID: 110003603315
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MICHIGAN, INC.entered 2002-01-03
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $11,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2002-01-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2002-01-03Final Order Issued
- 2002-03-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2002-06-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 33485
- Case number
- 05-2002-0138
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- MMBI
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- PCBS
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2002-0138 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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