EPA v. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

Case summary

ON OR ABOUT 3/9/91 AN AUTHORIZED INSPECTOR FOR EPA, CON- DUCTED AN INSPECTION TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH TSCA AND EPA REGULATIONS RELATING TO PCBS. INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT RESPONDENTS HAD STORED PCBS FOR DISPOSAL FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR, DETERMINED TAHT A WESTING- HOUSE TRANSFORMER WAS LEAKING FLUID WITH A PCB CONCENTRATION OF GREATER THAN 500PPM AND FURTHER DETERMINED THAT RESPON- DENTS USED A CLOR-N-OIL TEST TO TEST 2 MINERAL OIL TRANSFORMERS--CLOR-N-OIL TEST RESULTS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE TO EPA-THUS THOSE 2 TRANSFORMERS WERE UNTESTED. COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE-- 1-- RESPONDENTS MUST PROPERLY DISPOSE OF ANY AND ALL PCB LEAKS, SPILLS AND OTHER IMPROPER DISPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL REGULATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS COMPLAINT. 2--RESPONDENTS MUST IMMEDIATELY CEASE USING THE CLOR-N-OIL TEST TO DETERMINE PCB CONCENTRATIONS AND USE ONLY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY FOR DOCUMENTATION. 3-- RESPONDENTS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF TSCA AND ITS IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS. 4-- WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS COMPLAINT, RESPONDENTS SHALL CERTIFY THEIR RETURN TO COMPLIANCE AND SUBMIT TO EPA ALL DOCUMENTATION SHOWING PROPER COMPLETION OF SUCH ACTIONS. THE EPA DOES NOT SEEK CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS DONE BY DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Defendants (2)

• DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCYNamed in complaint
• DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCENamed in complaint

Facilities (12)

• PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT

  45825 HIGHWAY 96 EAST, PUEBLO, CO, 81006

  Registry ID: 110000912665

• PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT

  45825 HIGHWAY 96 EAST, PUEBLO, CO, 81006

  Registry ID: 110000912665

• PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT

  45825 HIGHWAY 96 EAST, PUEBLO, CO, 81006

  Registry ID: 110000912665

• PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT

  45825 HIGHWAY 96 EAST, PUEBLO, CO, 81006

  Registry ID: 110000912665

• PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT

  45825 HIGHWAY 96 EAST, PUEBLO, CO, 81006

  Registry ID: 110000912665

• PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT

  45825 HIGHWAY 96 EAST, PUEBLO, CO, 81006

  Registry ID: 110000912665

• PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT

  45825 HIGHWAY 96 EAST, PUEBLO, CO, 81006

  Registry ID: 110000912665

• PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT

  45825 HIGHWAY 96 EAST, PUEBLO, CO, 81006

  Registry ID: 110000912665

• PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT

  45825 HIGHWAY 96 EAST, PUEBLO, CO, 81006

  Registry ID: 110000912665

• PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT

  45825 HIGHWAY 96 EAST, PUEBLO, CO, 81006

  Registry ID: 110000912665

• PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT

  45825 HIGHWAY 96 EAST, PUEBLO, CO, 81006

  Registry ID: 110000912665

• PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT

  45825 HIGHWAY 96 EAST, PUEBLO, CO, 81006

  Registry ID: 110000912665

Statutes cited

• TSCA 15 — Prohibited Acts

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1993-09-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1993-09-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1993-09-30Final Order Issued
• 1993-11-23Compliance Achieved
• 1994-01-19Enforcement Action Closed