01-1998-0038Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 1998· Region 01
EPA v. DELKEN COMPANY
Penalty assessed
$8,168
Compliance action
$152,500
Case summary
FACILITY FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC & SERC FOLLOWING AN AN AMMONIA RELEASE EXCEEDING ITS REPORTABLE QUANTITY. ALS NO WRITTEN REPORT OF THE RELEASE WAS PROVIDED TO THE SERC AND LEPC.
Defendants (1)
- DELKEN COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
DELKEN CO
16 FRONT ST, NEW BEDFORD, MA, 02740
Registry ID: 110003450140
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
- EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DELKEN COMPANYentered 1999-01-07
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $8,168
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1998-01-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-02-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-01-07Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 848
- Case number
- 01-1998-0038
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- OES
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-1998-0038 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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