EPA v. UNITED STATES FUEL COMPANY KING MINES

Case summary

-FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF PCBS IN ONE OF THE THREE PCB TRANSFORMERS IN ITS SWITCH GEAR HOUSE. -FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE PCBS IN THE TWO PCB TRANSFORMERS IN ITS BATHHOUSE SUBSTATION. -FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE DIELECTRIC FLUID IN THE FIVE PCB-CONTAMINATED TRANSFORMERS IN ITS KING 4 MINE LIGHTING SUBSTATION AREA. -FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE PCBS IN THREE PCB TRANSFORMERS IN ITS KING 5 MINE SUBSTATION. -FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE DIELECTRIC FLUID IN TWO PCB-CONTAMINATED TRANSFORMERS IN ITS OUT-OF-DOORS STORAGE AREA. -FAILURE TO PROPERLY DSIPOSE OF THE DIELECTRIC FLUID IN THE THREE PCB-CONTAMINATED TRANSFORMERS IN ITS DOWNTOWN SUBSTATION. -FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE PCBS IN A PCB TRANS FORMER IN ITS PCB STORAGE AREA. -FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE DIELECTRIC FLUID INA PCB-CONTAMINATED TRANSFORMER IN ITS KING 6 MINE SUBSTATION. -FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE PCBS IN TWO PCB TRANSFORMERS AT ITS KING 6 MINE SUBSTATION. *FIRST CHARGE DROPPED DUE TO LACK OF EVIDENCE. -FINAL CONSENT ORDER ISSUED 5/18/87; PAYMENT DUE ABOUT 07/24/87.

Defendants (1)

• UNITED STATES FUEL COMPANY KING MINESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UNITED STATES FUEL COMPANY KING MINES

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $18,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1986-12-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1986-12-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1987-07-17Compliance Achieved
• 1987-07-17Enforcement Action Closed