EPA v. TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$15,000,000
Case summary
TEXAS EASTERN OPERATES NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SYSTEM THROUGH 14 STATES BETWEEN GULF COAST AND N.E. UNITED STATES. OPERATION OF PIPELINES RESULTED IN ILLEGAL DISCHARGE OF PCB'S AND OTHER HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES TO UNLINED EARTHEN PITS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
Defendants (1)
- TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3008H — Interim Status Corrective Action Order
- RCRA 3008 — Res Conserv & Rec Act
- TSCA 6 — Regulation of Hazardous Chemical Substances and Mixtures (includes Asbestos and PCBs)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION CORPORATIONentered 1989-10-07
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $15,000,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1986-11-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1988-06-04Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1988-06-06Complaint Filed With Court
- 1989-10-07Final Order Lodged
- 1989-10-07Final Order Entered
- 1989-10-07Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 56799
- Case number
- HQ-1988-0041
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-2820
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- EPA region
- HQ
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Interim Status Corrective Action Order
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-1988-0041 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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