EPA v. U.S. WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Case summary

APRIL 1999 US WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ( US WEST ), NOTIFI ED EPA THAT IT HAD POSSIBLE NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) AND EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW ACT (EPCRA) REQUIREMENTS, AND THAT THEY HAD COMPLETED AN AU DIT OF EPCRA AND CWA (SPCC PLANS) COMPLIANCE STATUS FOR SEVE RAL CELLULAR FACILITIES ACROSS SEVERAL STATES. UPON COMPLET ION OF THEIR AUDIT, THEY PROVIDED EPA INFORMATION CONCERNING VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA 302, AT TWO (2) FACILITIES IN 2 STATES (AZ, NE), AND 311 AND 312 RELATED TO THE PRESENCE OF SULF URIC ACID AND DIESEL FUEL AT THIRTEEN (13) FACILITIES LOCATE D IN 7 STATES (AZ, CO, IA, MN, NE, ND, SD, WA) AND SEVEN (7) FACILITIES VIOLATING SPCC REQUIREMENTS LOCATED IN 3 STATES (NE, MN, SD)

Defendants (1)

• U.S. WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS GROUP

  1801 CALIFORNIA ST, DENVER, CO, 802022610

  Registry ID: 110013932058

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 302C — Emerg. Plan. & Commun. Right To Know Act
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• U.S. WEST COMMUNICATIONSentered 2000-02-24

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $10,167

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1999-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-10-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-02-24Final Order Issued