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ALLEN TRANSFORMER CO

Judicial · FY1981 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 33701

$930K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-1981-0011
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

10/09/91: THIS INFORMATION IS FROM CASE #06-88-0120 - ALLEN TRANSFORMER, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN DELETED. THE ALLEN TRANSFORMER CO. FACILITY IS A 3.5 ACRE TRACT LOCATED AT 6107 S. ZERO ST., FT. SMITH, AR. THE ALLEN FACILITY IS BOUNDED BY INDUSTRIAL USE PROPERTY ON THE EAST AND WEST, THE MISSOURI PAACIFIC RAILROAD ON THE NORTH AND THE FT. SMITH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON THE SOUTH. ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY A MAN-MADE DITCH EXTENDS NORTHERLY TO SPIVEY CREEK. FROM THE ALLEN FACILITY, SPIVEY CREEK FLOWS APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES EAST TO MASSARD CREEK, WHICH FLOWS APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES TO THE ARKANSAS RIVER. THE ALLEN FACILITY CONSISTS OF AN OFFICE AND REPAIR SHOP, AN INCINERATOR AND A WORK YARD. WHEN INSPECTED BY REPS. OF EPA ON 2/20/85, THE FACILITY WAS LITTERED WITH USED TRANSFORMERS AND TRANSFORMER PARTS, USED CAPACITORS AND CAPACITOR PARTS, AND OTHER USED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. THERE WAS A WASTE PILE ON THE SITE WHICH, AMONG OTHER WASTE, CONTAINED INCINERATOR ASH. THERE WAS ALSO OBVIOUS EVIDENCE OF OIL SPILLS AND A STORAGE AREA WAS FLOODED WITH APPROXI- MATELY 200 GALLONS OF AN OIL AND WATER MIXTURE. SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF THE SITE CONFIRMED EARLIER EVIDENCE OF EXTENSIVE CONTAMINATION OF THE FACILITY WITH PCB'S. SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT PCB'S WERE MIGRATING OFF THE SITE ALONG THE DRAINAGE DITCH INTO SPIVEY CREEK.

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