EPA v. WESTERN REFUSE COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$13,200
Case summary
A SPILL OF PCB CONTAMINATED DIELECTRIC FLUID(AT A CONCENTRATION OF OVER 400 PPM)RESULTED IN 700 GALLONS BEING RELEASED ONTO SOIL AT PROPERTY IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. THE RESULTING VIOLATION INCLUDE FAILURES TO COMPLY WITH DISPOSAL, STORAGE, MARKING, RECORDKEEPING, NOTIFICATION AND PCB SPILL CLEANUP POLICY REQUIREMENTS. 12/7/99: SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT EXECUTE FOLLOWING MEDIATION. FINAL ORDER ISSUED BY RA. PENALTY PAYMENT OF $13,200 MADE BY DEFENDANT. CASE CLOSED.
Defendants (1)
- WESTERN REFUSE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FREYA STREET PROPERTY
6401 N FREYA ST, SPOKANE, WA, 99223
Registry ID: 110011631181
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WESTERN REFUSE COMPANYentered 1999-11-02
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $13,200
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-11-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-01-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-11-02Final Order Issued
- 1999-11-07Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55664
- Case number
- 10-1999-0050
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- MMU3
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- PCBS
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1999-0050 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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