On July 13, 2016, Region 1 issued a signed Consent Agreement and Final Order with The Connecticut Light and Power Company dba Eversource Energy (?Eversource?) regarding alleged TSCA PCB violations related to a PCB transformer spill in Waterbury, Connecticut. Eversource agreed to pay $47,000 in civil penalties to resolve the five alleged violations.
In January 2016, an Eversource transformer in storage for disposal since September 2014 had a spill of approximately 50 gallons of PCB oil at a concentration of 318 ppm. Eversource has since addressed the spill and removed contaminated material. On June 1, 2016, EPA notified Eversource of its potential enforcement action. The parties held subsequent discussions and reached resolution on a penalty.