EPA v. UNIVERSAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY

Case summary

06/17/92: IT WAS OBSERVED DURING AN INSPECTION ON OR ABOUT 12/12/90 THAT THE RESPONDENT UNIVERSAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, OPERATING THE ATLANTIC CITY MINE, LOCATED 25 MILES SOUTH OF LANDER, WYOMING, HAD FAILED TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF FLUID CONTAINING A PCB CONCENTRATION OF OVER 50 PPM FROM THREE LEAKING INERTEEN TRANSFORMERS, 455 GALLONS EACH, AT THE BASEMENT SUBSTATION. THE LEAKS FROM THE THREE TRANSFORMERS EXTENDED BEYOND THE TRANSFORMERS TO THE CONCRETE BELOW. THEY ALSO FAILED TO INITIATE CLEAN UP FROM THE ABOVE THREE LEAKS; FAILED TO REGISTER WITH FIRE RESPONSE PERSONNEL AS REQUIRED; FAILED TO PROPERLY MARK THREE PCB TRANSFORMER LOCATIONS, AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN AN ANNUAL DOCUMENT LOG OF THE DISPOSITION OF PCBS AND PCB ITEMS AT THE FACILITY FOR THE YEARS 1985 THROUGH 1989.

Defendants (1)

• UNIVERSAL EQUIPMENT COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL

  BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084

  Registry ID: 110009327022

Statutes cited

• TSCA 16 — Toxic Sub Control Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UNIVERSAL EQUIPMENT CO.entered 1996-09-17

  Primary law: TSCA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1991-06-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1991-06-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1996-09-17Final Order Issued
• 1996-09-17Enforcement Action Closed