EPA v. HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE

Case summary

On September 12, 2022, Region 1 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) resolving alleged violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) at the Hollingsworth & Vose Company manufacturing facility in Salem, Massachusetts. EPA alleged that Hollingsworth & Vose Company failed to submit Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Forms for zinc compounds and barium compounds processed at the Salem facility in calendar year 2019. Under the CAFO, Hollingsworth & Vose will pay a settlement penalty of $39,705. Hollingsworth & Vose has filed the two overdue reports. The Facility is not in a national environmental justice area of concern, but one regional environmental indicator was notably high: 2017 Air Toxics Respiratory HI (90-95th percentile in EPA Region 1).

Defendants (1)

• Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE

  219 TOWNSEND ROAD, GROTON, MA, 01450

  Registry ID: 110000308881

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSEentered 2022-09-12

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $39,705

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2022-09-12Final Order Issued
• 2022-09-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2022-09-16Enforcement Action Data Entered