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American Sugar Refining, Inc.

Administrative - Formal · FY2014 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 3400239022

Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
02-2014-9201
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

Respondent shipped PCB waste for disposal without identifying it as PCB on the manifest. Contamination was discovered and waste went for proper TSCA disposal. Respondent could not identify any source of PCBs on their site, but took several measures to prevent recurrence of violation. Respondent spent $130,000 to remediate the violation, decontaminate the equipment, replace older contaminated equipment, and enhance security on their site. Final penalty paid was $20,485.

Source

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EPA ECHO
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