EPA v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
Litigated With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$20,000
Case summary
ON OR ABOUT 11/07/91, AN EPA INSPECTOR CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF THE PCB WASTE HANDLING TRANSFER FACILITY TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH TSCA AND EPA REGULATIONS RELATING TO PCB'S. THE PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY FOR THE FIVE COUNTS LISTED IN THIS ORDER IS $95,000.
Defendants (1)
- UNION PACIFIC RAILROADNamed 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)
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYentered 1994-08-10
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $20,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1992-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-08-10Final Order Issued
- 1994-09-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 49579
- Case number
- 08-1993-0133
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Sub Control Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1993-0133 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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