EPA v. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$116,000
Case summary
THIS IS A CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO TSCA ISSUED BY EPA AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. THE VIOLATION ALLEGED HERE INVOLVES FAILURE TO EQUIP RADIAL PCB TRANSFORMERS WITH HIGHER SECONDARY VOLTAGES TO PROTECT AGAINST TRANSFORMER RUPTURES CAUSED BY BOTH HIGH CURRENT FAULTS AND SUSTAINED LOW CURRENT FAULTS. THE COMPLAINT SEEKS $129,000.
Defendants (1)
- UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
2444 DOLE ST, HONOLULU, HI, 96822
Registry ID: 110005723299
Statutes cited
- TSCA OTHER — Violations not covered elsewhere
- TSCA 15 — Prohibited Acts
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIIentered 1999-09-27
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $116,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1992-05-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1992-05-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-09-27Final Order Issued
- 2000-10-23Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52361
- Case number
- 09-1992-0087
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- RC-2
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violations not covered elsewhere
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1992-0087 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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