EPA v. ATLANTIC WIRE COMPANY LLC

Case summary

THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ACTION FOR THREE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 312 OF EPCRA AND 40 C.F.R. SECTION 370.20 AND 370.25. IN MAY 2006, AN EPA INSPECTOR DISCOVERED THAT ATLANTIC WIRE HAD QUANTITIES OF SULFURIC ACID ON SITE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2005 THAT WERE MORE THAN TEN TIMES THE MINIMUM REPORTING THRESHOLD IN EPCRA'S REGULATIONS. THE INSPECTOR ALSO FOUND THE COMPANY HAD QUANTITIES OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE ON SITE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2005 THAT WERE ALMOST TWO TIMES THE MINIMUM REPORTING THRESHOLD. A RECORD CHECK SHOWED, HOWEVER, THAT ATLANTIC WIRE DID NOT SUBMIT A TIER I OR TIER ll CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORM TO REPORT THESE CHEMICALS TO CONNECTICUTS'S STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION (SERC), THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITEE (LEPC) OR THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT BY MARCH 1, 2006. THE COMPANY ALSO FAILED TO REPORT CHEMICALS ON A TIER l OR TIER ll FORM FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2003 AND 2004.

Defendants (1)

• ATLANTIC WIRE COMPANY LLC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ATLANTIC WIRE COMPANY LLC

  1 CHURCH STREET, BRANFORD, CT, 06405-3839

  Registry ID: 110000730969

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ATLANTIC WIRE COMPANY LLCentered 2007-04-06

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $18,070

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2007-01-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2007-01-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-04-06Enforcement Action Closed
• 2007-04-06Final Order Issued