EPA v. Carrington Real Estate Company
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Under this Consent Agreement and Final Order (CA/FO) between US EPA and Carrington Real Estate Company (Respondent), of Aneheim, CA, Respondent will pay a penalty of nearly $20,000 and spend about $60,000 to purchase equipment to test blood lead levels in children for violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act requirements for notification of potential lead based paint in homes sold by Respondent in Kern County, CA. At least 21 blood lead analyzers will be donated to non-profit community health clinics in Kern, San Bernardino, or Orange counties. The analyzers measure lead in blood samples and give results in as little as three minutes, allowing immediate follow-up by health care providers and parents.
Defendants (1)
- Carrington Real Estate CoNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CARRINGTON REAL ESTATE COMPANY
1600 S DOUGLASS RD, ANAHEIM, CA, 92806
Registry ID: 110069553717
Statutes cited
- TSCA 409 — Lead: Violation of Section 1018
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Carrington Real Estate Companyentered 2016-09-27
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $20,000 · SEP: $60,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2016-09-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2016-09-27Final Order Issued
- 2016-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600819308
- Case number
- 09-2016-7020
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Lead: Violation of Section 1018
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2016-7020 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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