EPA v. Chemical Waste Management - TSCA PCB Self Disclosure

Case summary

Chemical Waste Management( CWM )Self Disclosed a TSCA PCB violation pertaining to the facility's failure to sample leachate for the presence of PCBs, prior to discharging the leachate to a surface impoundment on-site. Under the facility's TSCA PCB Approval, CWM is required to sample leachate for PCBs for every leachate tank at Landfill B-18, to ensure that no PCBs greater than or equal to 50 ppm is present in the leachate. Once the sampling is completed then CWM may discharge the leachate to its surface impoundments. EPA is seeking a penalty of $9,375 for this violation and is requiring that the facility implement a new sampling plan for the leachate collected on-site for up to one year.

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 - TSCA PCB Self Disclosureentered 2012-09-07

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $9,375

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2012-09-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-09-07Final Order Issued
• 2012-09-07Compliance Achieved
• 2012-09-10Enforcement Action Data Entered