EPA v. FLUORHANFORD AND TWIN CITY METALS

Case summary

Fluor-Hanford, contractor to U.S. DOE, shipped used transformer containing PCB fluid from DOEs Hanford Nuclear Reservation to metals broker Twin City Metals (TCM). Spill of this PCB fluid occurred on June 1, 2006. On June 2, 2006, PCB-contaminated transformer was transported to Joseph Simon & Sons (JS&S) in Tacoma, WA. On June 8, 2006, sampling data identified PCB contamination in transformer fluid, prompting cleanup activities at TCM and JS&S.

Defendants (1)

• FLUORHANFORD AND TWIN CITY METALSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• FLUORHANFORD

  455 E BRUNEAU AVE, KENNEWICK, WA, 99336

  Registry ID: 110035837510

• TWIN CITY METALS

  455 E BRUNEAU, KENNEWICK, WA, 99336

  Registry ID: 110015416290

Statutes cited

• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FLUORHANFORD AND TWIN CITY METALSentered 2007-10-30

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $84,800

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2007-10-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-10-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2007-10-30Final Order Issued
• 2008-03-25Enforcement Action Closed