EPA v. NUTMEG CONTAINER CORP

Case summary

On September 20, 2021, Region 1 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) resolving an alleged violation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) at the Nutmeg Container Corporation (Nutmeg) manufacturing facility in Putnam, Connecticut. Nutmeg is a division of Unicorr Packaging Group, one of the largest protective packaging manufacturers in the Northeast. EPA alleged that Nutmeg failed to submit Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Forms for diisocyanate compounds processed in calendar year 2019. Under the CAFO, Nutmeg will pay a settlement penalty of $11,322. EPCRA's TRI reporting program is a non-delegated federal program enforced only by EPA. According to EPA?s EJSCREEN, the facility is not an area in which the environmental justice indices are at or above the 80th percentile in the United States.

Defendants (1)

• Nutmeg Container Corp.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NUTMEG CONTAINER CORP.

  100 CANAL STREET, PUTNAM, CT, 06260

  Registry ID: 110002089089

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NUTMEG CONTAINER CORPentered 2021-09-20

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $11,323

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2021-09-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-09-20Final Order Issued
• 2021-09-24Enforcement Action Data Entered