EPA v. COLFAX COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, COLFAX, IA
Source Agrees
Penalty assessed
$300
Case summary
ASBESTOS-IN-SCHOOLS CASE. CHARGES WITH FAILURE TO PROPERLY INSPECT, SAMPLE AND ANALYZE BY JUNE 28, 1983 AND FAILURE TO PROPERLY WARN, NOTITY AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED RECORDS AT 2 SCHOOLS. ALSO FAILURE TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED RECORDS AT LEA. TSCA, 15 U.S.C. SECTION 1601 ET SEQ. UNUSUAL OR SIGNIFICANT LEGAL ISSUES: RESPONDENT HAS ANSWER- ED CLAIMING EXEMPTION BECAUSE DISTRICT HAS REPORT FROM EPA DATED 1980 STATING NO SPRAYED ON MATERIAL IN SCHOOL. REMEDIES/RELIEF SOUGHT: $13,300 CIVIL PENALTY.
Defendants (1)
- COLFAX CSDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
COLFAX COM SCH DIST 50 1332 00
20 W BROADWAY, COLFAX, IA, 50054
Registry ID: 110010644749
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6A — Hazardous Chemicals, not otherwise specified
Enforcement conclusions (1)
COLFAX COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, COLFAX, IA
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $300
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1985-09-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1985-09-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1986-07-02Administrative Hearing
- 1986-10-22Enforcement Action Closed
- 1986-11-07Compliance Achieved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 42529
- Case number
- 07-1985-0225
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- EPA region
- 07
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Chemicals, not otherwise specified
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-1985-0225 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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