EPA v. Chemical Waste Management
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This is an Administrative penalty action issued pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) involving the Chemical Waste Management company of Kettleman City, California. The violation involves failure to monitor their 3 lysimeters for the presence of PCBs. The combined Complaint/Consent Agreement establishes a penalty of $10,000 in cash and performance of a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP).
Defendants (1)
- Chemical Waste Management Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED
35251 OLD SKYLINE ROAD, KETTLEMAN CITY, CA, 93239
Registry ID: 110000481443
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Chemical Waste Management Consent Agreemententered 2005-05-03
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $10,000 · SEP: $37,500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2005-05-03Enforcement Action Closed
- 2005-05-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2005-05-03Final Order Issued
- 2005-06-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 148663
- Case number
- 09-2005-0081
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- PCBS
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2005-0081 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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