The consent agreement resolves self-disclosed violations of Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) reporting requirements; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA); Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) universal waste requirements for lamps and batteries; and Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for emergency generators. EPA and MetroPCS entered into a corporate audit agreement in 2009 and 2010 to assess compliance, at approximately 12,000 telecom sites, with the EPCRA, CWA/SPCC, RCRA and the CAA. T-Mobile US formed as a result of the May 1, 2013 merger of MetroPCS and T-Mobile USA. T-Mobile US is a wireless telecommunications company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Pursuant to the AgencyÂs Audit Policy, T-Mobile US disclosed violations at 34 of its telecommunications facilities and corrected all disclosed violations. In addition to correcting the violations, T-Mobile US will pay a $16,913 civil penalty to resolve the violations.