EPA v. KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER CORP., INC. 1
Default Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$365,715
Case summary
06/16/92: THIS IS A THREE PART CASE, WITH THE COMPANION CASES BEING: CERCLA 92-08 AND EPCRA 92-06. THE TSCA COMPLAINT HAS BEEN ISSUED BASED UPON AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED ON OR ABOUT 05/15/91 AND TSCA COMPLIANCE REGARDING POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENALS. THERE ARE 232 COUNTS IN EACH OF THESE CASES. THE TSCA VIOLATIONS COMPRISE 112 COUNTS. THE PROPOSED TSCA PENALTY IS $1,129,000. THE PROPOSED CERCLA PENALTY IS $22,500, AND THE PROPOSED EPCRA PENALTY IS $269,850, FOR A TOTAL COMBINED PROPOSED PENALTY AMOUNT OF: $1,421,350.
Defendants (1)
- KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER CORP., INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL
BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084
Registry ID: 110009327022
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 325 — Enforcement: Civil/Admin. Penalties and Procedures for Admin. Penalties including subpoenas
- CERCLA 109 — Superfund
- TSCA 16 — Toxic Sub Control Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER CORP., INC. 1entered 1992-11-03
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $365,715
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1991-12-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1991-12-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1992-11-03Enforcement Action Closed
- 1992-11-03Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 49158
- Case number
- 08-1992-0170
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Enforcement: Civil/Admin. Penalties and Procedures for Admin. Penalties including subpoenas
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1992-0170 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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