EPA v. CORESITE

Case summary

On August 30, 2012 Region 1 issued a pre-filing consent agreement and final order (SuperCAFO) to Coresite, L.L.C., a company that builds and manages data centers in various parts of the U.S. The data center at issue is located in Somerville, MA. The SuperCAFO initiated and resolved EPA’s claim that Coresite violated the requirements of Sections 311 and 312(a) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11022(a), and 40 C.F.R. Part 370 – the federal regulations that set out these statutory requirements in greater detail. Specifically, EPA alleges that Coresite failed to promptly submit a Material Safety Data Sheet in 2007 and Tier II hazardous chemical inventory forms to the local fire department, local emergency planning committee, and the state emergency response commission for calendar years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. The company agreed to pay $30,875 in penalty.

Defendants (1)

• CORESITENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CORESITE

  70 INNERBELT ROAD, SOMERVILLE, MA, 02143

  Registry ID: 110044218441

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CORESITEentered 2012-08-30

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $30,875

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-11-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-08-30Final Order Issued
• 2012-08-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order