EPA v. NORTON DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES, NORTON, KS
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$2,000
Case summary
RESPONDENT IS CHARGED WITH 4 COUNTS OF VIOLATING 15 U.S.C. 2614(L) AND 40 CFR PART 761, THEREBY: COUNT I: FAILURE TO VISUALLY INSPECT PCB TRANSFORMERS QUARTERLY AND MAINTAIN RECORDS OF INSPECTIONS; COMBUSTIBLES STORED NEAR PCB TRANSFORMERS. COUNT II: UNCONTROLLED DISCHARGE OF PCBS. COUNT III: PCBS IN STORAGE FOR DISPOSAL LONGER THAN ONE YEAR. COUNT IV: FAILURE TO RECORD ACCURATELY THE DISPOSITION OF PCBS ON THE ANNUAL DOCUMENT.
Defendants (1)
- NORTON DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL
BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084
Registry ID: 110009327022
Statutes cited
- TSCA 15 — Prohibited Acts
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NORTON DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES, NORTON, KSentered 1990-08-03
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $2,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1990-01-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-01-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1990-08-03Final Order Issued
- 1995-09-13Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 43706
- Case number
- 07-1990-0055
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- ATP
- EPA region
- 07
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prohibited Acts
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-1990-0055 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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