# CECIL'S TRANSMISSION REPAIR
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1997 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `30103`
- **Case Number:** 05-1997-0084
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $25K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BUHL & LARUA SMITH
- CECIL'S TRANSMISSION REPAIR (settlement)
## Summary

THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL REPORTEDLY GAVE CECIL SMITH DRUMS   OF OIL/SOLVENTS TO USE IN HIS BOILER.  SMITH NEVER USED THE  BARRELS, THEY WERE LEFT ON-SITE.  THERE WEREAPPROXIMATELY 40 DRUMS IN THE BUILDING AND OTHERS LOCATED IN OTHER AREAS ON   SITE.  OEPA REFERRAL TO EPA CITED AN INTERVIEW WITH A        PRESSMAN FOR THE AKRN BEACON JOURNAL WHO SAID THAT WHEN THE  PRESSMAN WOULD WASH A PRESS, THE MATERIAL WOULD BE PUT INTO  DRUMS.  THE JOURNAL FORMERLY CONTRACTED WITH A COMPANY TO    REMOVE THE BARRELS.  WHEN THE COMPANY QUIT PICKING UP THE    WASTE, THE JOURNAL REPORTEDLY WOULD GIVE IT TO WHOEVER       WANTED THE DRUMS FOR HEATING BOILERS.  SMITH'S TRANSMISSION  SHOP APPARENTLY CLOSED IN 1989.  THE DRUMS WERE BROUGHT IN   AFTER THE SHOP CLOSED. THE OWNERS OF A PORTION OF THE        PROPERTY, MR. SMITH'S PARTENTS AGREED TO REMOVE THE DRUMS    FROM THEIR PROPERTY.  UNDER THE AGREEMENT USEPA AGREED TO    NOT SEEK COST RECOVERY OF ITS COSTS AGAINST THE PARENTS.     THE DRUM REMOVAL IS COMPLETE.  THIS CASE MAY BE CLOSED ONCE  USPEA COMPETES FR NOTICIING OF THE AGREEMENT NOT TO RECOVER  COSTS AGAINST MR. SMITH'S PARENTS.

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