# NORTRAN (NW TRANSFORMER SVC)
> **Judicial** · FY1983 · — · Litigated With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `53977`
- **Case Number:** 10-1983-0006
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $11K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- COLUMBIA RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOC. (complaint) (settlement)
- NORTHWEST TRANSFORMER SERVICES (NORTRAN) (complaint) (settlement)
- PINTLAR CORP - FORMERLY BUNKER HILL (complaint) (settlement)
- RAINIER NATIONAL BANK (complaint) (settlement)
- SUNSHINE MINING CO. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

A SMALL CORPORATION CONTRACTED WITH SEVERAL PCB GENERATOR/ SHIPPERS TO DISPOSE OF TRANSFORMERS CONTAINING PCBS AND PCB  CAPACITORS.  IN THE COURSE OF FAILING FINANCIALLY, ABOUT 13  BARRELS OF PCB TRANSFORMER FLUSHINGS AND 40 SOME PCB CAPA-   CITORS WERE TEMPORARILY STORED AT THE HOME OF ONE CORPORATE  OFFICER ALONG WITH A TRANSFORMER CASING.  EPA BELIEVING IT   KNEW THE ORIGIN OF THE FLUSHINGS AND CAPACITORS, DEMANDED    THEIR REMOVAL BECAUSE OF THE SUBSTANTIAL THREAT OF PCB RE-   LEASE.  PUTATIVE SHIPPERS DECLINED, EPA RESPONDED WITH 104   IMMEDIATE REMOVAL.  THEREAFTER, PUTATIVE OWNERS CLAIMED THE  BARRELLED FLUSHINGS AND BARRELLED CAPACITORS, AND PAID FOR   TERMINAL DISPOSAL.  EPA SUES FOR REMOVAL COSTS AND EXPENSES.

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