EPA v. COMCAST

Case summary

IN MAY, 2000, COMCAST NOTIFIED EPA THAT IT HAD BEGUN AN AUDI T OF ITS FACILITIES TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH EPCRA AND T HE CWA SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE (SPCC) P LAN REQUIREMENTS AND TO REPORT POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF THESE REQUIREMENTS. COMCAST FURTHER NOTIFIED EPA THAT IT INTENDE D TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE AUDITS TO INCLUDE A WIDER RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. ON MARCH 15, 2001, COMCAST SUBMITTED THE INITIAL RESULTS OF ITS AUDIT CONCERNING EPCRA AND CWA VIOLATIONS TO EPA. ADDIT IONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING CAA VIOLATIONS WAS SUBMITTED IN JULY, 2001 AND SEPTEMBER, 2001. COMCAST REPORTED THAT IT H AD DISCOVERED NONCOMPLIANCE WITH EPCRA a311 AT ONE HUNDRED A ND SIX (106) FACILITIES, NONCOMPLIANCE WITH EPCRA 312 AT EI GHTY-THREE (83 FACILITIES), NONCOMPLIANCE WITH EPCRA 302-3 03 AT SEVENTY (70 FACILITIES), NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CWA SPCC REQUIREMENTS AT FIFTEEN (15) FACILITIES, AND NONCOMPLIANCE W ITH CAA SIP REQUIREMENTS AT FIFTY (50) FACILITIES.

Defendants (1)

• COMCASTNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• COMCAST CORP

  1201 MARKET STREET, STE 2201, WILMINGTON, DE, 19801

  Registry ID: 110012285552

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COMCAST CORPORATIONentered 2002-04-18

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $64,603

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2001-05-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-12-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-04-18Final Order Issued