8/1/17 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $6,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS.
ORDER ALLEGES:
RESPONDENT DID NOT SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST AT LEAST SIX MONTHS BEFORE EXPIRATION OF THE 5-YEAR STORAGE PERIOD FOR AN EXTENSION TO CONTINUE TO STORE THE TRANSFORMER BEYOND 5 YEARS SHOWING JUSTIFICATION FOR THE DESIRED STORAGE, AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 761.35(b). RESPONDENT'S STORAGE OF THE TRANSFORMER EXCEEDED THE INITIAL ALLOWABLE 5-YEAR STORAGE FOR REUSE PERIOD UNDER 40 CFR SECTION 761.35(a). AS SUCH, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR SECTIONS 761.35(a)( AND (b).
ON APRIL 26, 2917, RESPONDENT SUBMITTED TO THE EPA A LETTER REPORT AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFEST SHOWING THAT GE PYRANOL PCB TRANSFORMER (SERIAL NUMBER 7147125) TRANSFORMER LOCATED IN SUBSTATION M-10 HAD BEEN SHIPPED OFFSITE TO TCI OF ALABAMA, LLC.
ON MAY 5, 2017, ADEM VISITED RESPONDENT'S FACILITY AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PCB TRANSFORMER HAD BEEN SHIPPED OFFSITE.