EPA v. LAIDLAW ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (TES), INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 16 OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT ( TSCA ), 15 U.S.C. SECTION 2615. 2. LAIDLAW ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (TES), INC., A TEXAS CORP. 500 BATTLEGROUND ROAD LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77571 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 15(1)(C) OF TSCA ON NINE COUNTS OF FAILING TO DISPOSE OF PCB WASTE(S) WITH INONE YEAR FROM THE DATE WHEN IT WAS FIRST PLACED INTO STORAGE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 16 OF TSCA, EPA PRO- POSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $18,934.

Defendants (1)

• LAIDLAW ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (TES), INNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SAFETY KLEEN LA PORTE INCORPORATED

  500 BATTLEGROUND RD, LA PORTE, TX, 77571

  Registry ID: 110000748772

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6 — Regulation of Hazardous Chemical Substances and Mixtures (includes Asbestos and PCBs)
• TSCA 151C — Toxic Sub Control Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LAIDLAW ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (TES), INC.entered 1998-08-05

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $14,200

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-12-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-01-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-08-05Final Order Issued
• 1998-08-24Compliance Achieved
• 2001-01-16Enforcement Action Closed