EPA v. American Tower Corporation

Case summary

EPA and ATC entered into a corporate-wide auditing agreement whereby ATC agreed to audit over 12,500 facilities in the U.S. pursuant to EPA's Audit Policy. This is a resolution of violations of EPCRA sections 302, 303, 311, and 312 at ATC’s facilities. The violations of EPCRA related to notification and reporting requirements for the presence of sulfuric acid, lead, propane, diesel fuel and or/ethylene glycol at ATC’s facilities. The penalty in this matter is $34,849.

Defendants (1)

• American Tower CorporationNamed in complaint

Facilities (231)

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - BAPTIST (BETA)

  2229 SOUTH BLVD, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36116

  Registry ID: 110037951632

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - MULBERRY (FF)

  8530 HICKORY RIDGE RD, MULBERRY, AR, 72947

  Registry ID: 110037947149

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - SEITZ

  HWY 1094, SALYERSVILLE, KY, 41465

  Registry ID: 110037949913

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - MONTEZUMA

  8 MILES WEST OF GOLDFIELD, GOLDFIELD, NV, 89013

  Registry ID: 110037950161

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - BISMARCK

  5991 HWY 7, BISMARCK, AR, 71929

  Registry ID: 110037948898

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - BIG HILL

  END OF BIG HILL ROAD, EL DORADO NATIONAL FOREST, CA, 00051

  Registry ID: 110037947791

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - MAGNOLIA

  715 AC UNDERWOOD RD., BUFFALO, KY, 42716

  Registry ID: 110037949897

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - TURNERTOWN

  HWY 42 SOUTH OF HWY 64, SELMAN CITY, TX, 75689

  Registry ID: 110037950893

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - ELBA

  HWY 84 AND CR501, ELBA, AL, 36323

  Registry ID: 110037951623

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - GIBSONVILLE

  2214 WAGONER ROAD, GIBSONVILLE, NC, 27249

  Registry ID: 110037947461

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - COLQUIT

  855 HWY 27, COLQUITT, GA, 31737

  Registry ID: 110037947513

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - WACO

  1600 SOUTH LOOP DR., WACO, TX, 76705

  Registry ID: 110037950811

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - LANESVILLE

  RADIO REPEATER STATION, ELIZABETH, IN, 47117

  Registry ID: 110037949762

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - WOODLANDS TOWN CENTER

  1799 RESEARCH FOREST, SPRING, TX, 77381

  Registry ID: 110037950795

• AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION (ATC) - PINEY GROVE

  SCOTT ROAD, SMITHVILLE, GA, 31787

  Registry ID: 110037947407

• …and 216 more

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 302 — Substances and Facilities Covered and Notification
• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• EPCRA 303 — Comprehensive Emergency Response Plans
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• American Tower Corporationentered 2008-11-03

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $34,849

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2007-06-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-11-03Final Order Issued
• 2008-11-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order