EPA v. SOUTHWEST ENGINEERS OF LOUISIANA

Case summary

1. SECTION 16 OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT ( TSCA ), AS AMENDED, 15 U.S.C. SEC. 2615. 2. SOUTHWEST ENGINEERS OF LOUISIANA 415 BLANCHARD ROAD NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA 71457 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 15(1)(C) OF TSCA BY FAILING TO DISPOSE OF PCB CONTAINERS WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DATE WHEN PLACED INTO STORAGE (IMPROPER STORAGE), BY STORING PCB ITEMS IN AN IMPROPER STORAGE FACILITY, BY FAILING TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAINING ANNUAL DOCUMENTS FOR 1980 THRU 1989, BY FAILING TO PREPARE AND MAINTIN ANNUAL DOCUMENT LOGS FOR 1990, 1991, AND 1992, AND BY FAILING TO NOTIFY EPA OF PCB WASTE ACTIVITY. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 16 OF TSCA, EPA PRO- POSES A PENALTY TOTALLING $70,000.00.

Defendants (1)

• SOUTHWEST ENGINEERS OF LOUISIANANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SOUTHWEST ENGINEERS OF LOUISIANA INC

  415 BLANCHARD RD, NATCHITOCHES, LA, 71457

  Registry ID: 110003273458

Statutes cited

• TSCA 151C — Toxic Sub Control Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SOUTHWEST ENGINEERS OF LOUISIANAentered 1995-05-18

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $36,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1994-08-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1994-08-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1995-05-18Final Order Issued
• 1995-09-25Compliance Achieved
• 1995-09-25Enforcement Action Closed