On December 2, 2015, Region 1 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order to G&S Scrap Metal LLC (G&S) pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In the Consent Agreement, G&S agreed to pay a civil penalty of $22,500, and to implement a Remediation Plan to address PCB contamination. At G&S?s facility operations in South Windsor, Connecticut, sediment sampling at a lagoon on-site indicated PCB contamination at concentrations as high as 310 parts per million. In the Consent Agreement, EPA alleges pursuant to TSCA and 40 C.F.R. Part 761 that improper disposal of PCBs has occurred at the G&S facility.
PCBs detected in on site lagoon indicating improper disposal of PCBs. EPA pre-negotiated with respondent for $22,500 penalty and the requirement for respondent to complete a remediation plan.