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GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.

Judicial · FY1987 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 34164

$160K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-1987-0001
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-7-1-408
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

CASE SUMMARY: * FACILITY HAD A DEVICE SIMILAR TO A SEPTIC TANK WHICH HAD A DEVICE USED FOR DISPOSAL OF HAZ SUBSTANCES. NMEID HAD CON- SIDERED THE UNIT AN UNREGULATED DRY WELL FOR YEARS AND HAD TREATED IT AS SUCH. FINALLY, THE UNIT WAS TREATED AS A RCRA UNIT AND NMEID WAS UNABLE TO GET RCRA CLOSURE, SO IT REFER- RED THE CASE TO US. WE HAVE SETTLED FOR A $150,000 PENALTY AND THE COMPANY WILL DO A RCRA CLOSURE.

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