# ALLEN TRANSFORMER CO
> **Judicial** · FY1981 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `33701`
- **Case Number:** 06-1981-0011
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $930K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ALLEN TRANSFORMER CO (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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