EPA v. QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. ETAL.

Case summary

IN AUGUST 1999, QWEST DISCLOSED POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA); THE CLEAN WATER ACT'S (CWA) SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE (SPCC) PLAN REQUIREMENTS; THE CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS (SIPS) AND CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFCS) REQUIREMENTS. VIOLATIONS AT 410 FACILITIES WERE CORRECTED. REMEDIAL ACTIONS INCLUDED NOTIFYING LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEES OF THE PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS, PREPARING SPILL PREVENTION PLANS, APPLYING FOR PERMITS TO CONSTRUCT OR INSTALL STANDBY GENERATORS, MAINTAINING RECORDS FOR APPLIANCES CONTAINING MORE THAN 50 POUNDS OF REFRIDGERANT, AND REPAIRING REFRIGERANT LEAKS FROM HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING UNITS.

Defendants (1)

• QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• QWEST COMMUNITCATIONS INTL INC., ET. AL.

  700 QWEST TOWER, 555 SEVENTEENTH ST, DENVER, CO, 80202

  Registry ID: 110010684535

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program
• EPCRA 302 — Substances and Facilities Covered and Notification
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
• EPCRA 303 — Comprehensive Emergency Response Plans
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC., ET. AL.entered 2001-01-19

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $86,847

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2000-10-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-11-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-01-19Final Order Issued