# GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
> **Judicial** · FY1987 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `34164`
- **Case Number:** 06-1987-0001
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $160K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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