EPA v. T-RIT INCORPORATED
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$35,000
Case summary
THIS IS A AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT AGAINST T-RIT, INC. THE VIOLATION INVOLVES: 1. KNOWINGLY VENTING REFRIGERANT FROM 28 AIR CONDITIONING UNITS DURING DEMOLITION OF THE ATHENIA BUILDING AT UMC. 2. FAILURE TO PROPERLY RECOVER REFRIGERANT FROM THESE APPLIANCES BEFORE DISPOSAL. 3. FAILURE TO USE PROPERLY CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS TO DISPOSE OF APPLIANCES. 4. FAILURE TO CERTIFY TO EPA THAT T-RIT HAD ACQUIRED APPROVED RECOVERY EQUIPMENT. THE COMPLAINT SEEKS A PENALTY AS YET TO BE CALCULATED (STATUTORY MAX IS $27,500 PER DAY OF VIOLATION).
Defendants (2)
- CHARLIE NORTONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- T-RIT INCORPORATEDNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
T RIT
4670 S POLARIS AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV, 89103
Registry ID: 110001564058
Statutes cited
- CAA 113D — Clean Air Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
T-RIT INCORPORATEDentered 2001-01-05
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $35,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-05-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-05-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-01-05Final Order Issued
- 2001-07-18Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53307
- Case number
- 09-2000-0035
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Air Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2000-0035 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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