EPA v. Lighting Resources, LLC

Case summary

This Lighting Resources, LLC CAFO was issued based on a March 19, 2008 and a March 7, 2012 inspection by EPA Region 9. During the inspections, PCB violations related to continued use, marking, dating and notifying EPA of its PCB waste activities were documented. A penalty was assessed and the facility was required to pay a total of $71,500 for the alleged violations. The facility returned to compliance with TSCA and the PCB regulations on or near May 30, 2013. This Civil Complaint will be issued pertaining to Polychlorinated Biphenyls ( PCB ) violations under the Toxic Substances Control Act ( TSCA ). Specifically , the facility continued to use PCBs prior to decontaminating their storage area, and improperly labeled PCB cotnainers in 2004 and 2008. These violations were based on EPA's 2004 and 2008 inspections when the facility was named Lighting Resources, Inc.

Defendants (1)

• Lighting Resources, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LIGHTING RESOURCES, LLC

  1522 E. VICTORY STREET, STE 4, PHOENIX, AZ, 85040

  Registry ID: 110035845191

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Lighting Resources, LLCentered 2013-05-30

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $71,907

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2012-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-05-30Compliance Achieved
• 2013-05-30Final Order Issued
• 2013-10-30Enforcement Action Closed