EPA v. MORGAN CITY ELECTRIC UTILITY, CITY OF
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$5,500
Case summary
1. SECTION 16 OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT ( TSCA ), 15 U.S.C. SECTION 2615. 2. CITY OF MORGAN CITY ELECTRIC UTILITY 512 FIRST STREET MORGAN CITY, ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA 70380 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 15(1)(C) OF TSCA BY 1) IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF PCBS, AND 2) FAILURE TO NOTI- FY EPA OF PCB WASTE ACTIVITY. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 16 OF TSCA, EPA PRO- POSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $22,000.
Defendants (1)
- MORGAN CITY ELECTRIC UTILITY, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MORGAN CITY CITY OF
512 FIRST ST, MORGAN CITY, LA, 70380
Registry ID: 110010735080
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6 — Regulation of Hazardous Chemical Substances and Mixtures (includes Asbestos and PCBs)
- TSCA 151C — Toxic Sub Control Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MORGAN CITY ELECTRIC UTILITY, CITY OFentered 1997-04-18
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $5,500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1996-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-04-18Final Order Issued
- 1997-04-18Compliance Achieved
- 1998-12-29Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36735
- Case number
- 06-1996-0448
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Regulation of Hazardous Chemical Substances and Mixtures (includes Asbestos and PCBs)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1996-0448 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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