EPA v. LAKE COUNTY LANDFILL
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$6,000
Case summary
ON 5/18/99, BETSY WAHL, AN AUTHORIZED INSPECTOR FOR EPA, CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY AND FOUND 6 REFRIGERATORS WHOSE REFRIGERANT SYSTEM LINES WERE INTACT. THE REFRIGERATORS HAD BEEN PARTIALLY CRUSHED IN PREPARATION FOR RECYCLING. NONE OF THE REFRIGRATORS HAD BEEN PREPARED FOR RECYCLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISTRICT'S POLICY REGARDING REMOVAL OF APPLIANCE REFRIGERANTS. RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION FOR FAILURE TO REMOVE ANY REMAINING REFRIGERANT FROM THE SIX SMALL APPLIANCES OR VERIFY THAT THE REFRIGERANT HAD BEEN EVACUATED FROM THOSE APPLICANCES PREVIOUSLY. THE PROPOSED PENALTY FOR THESE VIOLATIONS IS $36,000.
Defendants (1)
- LAKE COUNTYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LAKE COUNTY LAND SERVICES
19 REGATTA RD, POLSON, MT, 59860
Registry ID: 110004005914
Statutes cited
- CAA 113D — Clean Air Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LAKE COUNTY LANDFILLentered 2001-07-24
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $6,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1999-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-10-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-07-24Final Order Issued
- 2001-09-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 51354
- Case number
- 08-1999-0231
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Air Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1999-0231 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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