EPA v. Imperial Irrigation District PCB CAFO
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This action is a Consent Agreement and Final Order between U.S. EPA and the Imperial Irrigation District in California for its improper disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at a former electricity substation. The District will spend a minimum of $543,000 to replace equipment currently containing PCBs and perform an audit of 9 inactive substations and pay a $379,000 civil penalty.
Defendants (1)
- Imperial Irrigation DistrictNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT
333 E BARIONI BLVD, IMPERIAL, CA, 92251-1773
Registry ID: 110001196919
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Imperial Irrigation District PCB CAFOentered 2015-02-11
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $379,768 · SEP: $542,812
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2015-02-11Final Order Issued
- 2015-02-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2015-02-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600077112
- Case number
- 09-2015-7501
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- PCBS
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2015-7501 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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