EPA v. Belfor Environmental, Inc. (TSCA PCB Case)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This was a Self Disclosure case from 2010. The respondent Belfor Environmetnal reported under EPA's Audit policy about RCRA and TSCA related violations. Regarding the PCB violations, an employee of Belfor improperly manifested and decontaminated PCBs in order to pocket the savings for himslef. Belfor discovered the incident and as a result the employee committed suicide. The facility reported to the violations under EPA's Audit Policy and the penalty was 100% mitigated.
Defendants (1)
- Belfor Environmental, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BELFOR ENVIRONMENTAL
456 E. JUANITA AVE, MESA, AZ, 85204
Registry ID: 110012188532
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Belfor Environmental, Inc. (TSCA PCB Case)entered 2012-09-26
Primary law: TSCA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2012-09-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2012-09-26Compliance Achieved
- 2012-09-26Final Order Issued
- 2012-09-26Enforcement Action Closed
- 2012-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000064163
- Case number
- 09-2012-5125
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- Yes
- Primary statute
- PCBS
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2012-5125 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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