EPA v. ANGLO IRON & METAL COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$32,500
Compliance action
$62,416
Case summary
1. SECTION 16 OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT ( TSCA ), AS AMENDED, 15 U.S.C. SEC. 2615. 2. ANGLO IRON & METAL COMPANY P.O. BOX 2080 MCALLEN, TEXAS 78502 LOCATION: HARLINGEN, TEXAS 3. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 15(1)(C) OF TSCA BY IMPROP- ERLY DISPOSING OF PCBS FROM ITS LARGE HIGH VOLTAGE CAP- ACITORS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 16 OF TSCA, EPA PRO- POSES A PENALTY OF $253,300.00.
Defendants (1)
- ANGLO IRON & METAL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ANGLO IRON & METAL
2813 W HWY 83, HARLINGEN, TX, 78551
Registry ID: 110010698708
Statutes cited
- TSCA 151C — Toxic Sub Control Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ANGLO IRON & METAL COMPANYentered 1997-09-24
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $32,500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1994-02-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-03-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-09-24Final Order Issued
- 1997-10-20Compliance Achieved
- 1997-10-27Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 35741
- Case number
- 06-1994-0028
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Sub Control Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1994-0028 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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