EPA v. MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY, INC., KANSAS CITY, MO

Case summary

22 COUNTS OF PCB VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING: FAILURE TO NOTIFY FIRE PERSONNEL WITH PRIMARY JURISDICTION THE LOCATIONS OF PCB TRANSFORMERS BY DEC. 1, 1985 (ONE COUNT); FAILURE TO PERFORM QUARTERLY INSPECTIONS OF PCB TRANSFORMERS AND/OR MAINTAIN RECORD OF INSPECTION (12 COUNTS); FAILURE TO PREPARE AND MAINTAIN PCB ANNUAL DOCUMENTS FOR 1973 THRU 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 AND 1988 (4 COUNTS); FAILURE TO DISPOSE OF PCB TRANSFORMERS WITHIN ONE YEAR OF STORAGE FOR DISPOSAL (1 COUNT); FAILURE TO MARK PCB TRANSFORMERS WITH THE MARK ML (1 COUNT); FAILURE TO DATE PCB TRANSFORMERS IN STORAGE FOR DISPOSAL (1 COUNT); AND, IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF PCBS.

Defendants (1)

• MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MONTGOMERY WARDS

  6200 ST JOHN, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64112

  Registry ID: 110010663451

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY, INC., KANSAS CITY, MOentered 1995-09-07

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $42,400

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1990-06-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-12-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1995-09-07Final Order Issued
• 1997-09-18Compliance Achieved
• 1997-09-18Enforcement Action Closed