EPA v. GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$200
Compliance action
$1,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 109 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9609. 2. GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION 800 EAST SECOND STREET BONHAM, FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS 75418 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- MENTS OF SECTION 103(A) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE NRC IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING KNOWLEDGE THAT A RELEASE OF 100 POUNDS OF TRICHLOROETHYLENE FROM THE FA- CILITY INTO THE ENVIRONMENT ON DEC. 1, 1998. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 109 OF CERCLA, EPA PRO- POSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $13,750 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.
Defendants (1)
- GENERAL CABLE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BICCGENERAL CABLE CORPORATION
800 EAST 2ND STREET, BONHAM, TX, 75418
Registry ID: 110000457924
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GENERAL CABLE CORPORATIONentered 1999-06-11
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $200
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1999-06-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-06-11Final Order Issued
- 1999-06-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 39218
- Case number
- 06-1999-0552
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 6SF-R
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1999-0552 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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