EPA v. METAL FINISHING TECHNOLOGIES

Case summary

On February 20, 2014, Region 1 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) resolving Clean Air Act claims against Metal Finishing Technologies, Inc. (MFT). MFT is a Connecticut-based corporation that operates a metal-finishing facility in Bristol, Connecticut that violated the Act by failing to comply with the Risk Management Plan (RMP) requirements of 40 C.F.R. Part 68. At the time of the matters addressed in the CAFO, MFT was storing up to 8,000 pounds of chlorine gas, an extremely hazardous substance, on the premises for waste treatment but did not have an RMP that was in compliance with the Act. As a result of this enforcement action, MFT has come into compliance with the RMP regulations. Pursuant to the settlement, MFT will perform a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) worth $54,000 and pay a civil penalty of $12,400 to resolve liability for the violations. In order to complete the SEP, MFT will eliminate the use of chlorine gas at its facility and substitute liquid sodium hypochlorite, a much less toxic substance, in its stead.

Defendants (1)

• METAL FINISHING TECHNOLOGIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• METAL FINISHING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

  60 WOOSTER COURT, FORESTVILLE, CT, 06010

  Registry ID: 110000522202

Statutes cited

• CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• METAL FINISHING TECHNOLOGIESentered 2014-02-19

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $12,400 · SEP: $54,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2012-10-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-02-19Final Order Issued