EPA v. HATCO INC

Case summary

A DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED AT HATCO CORPORATION, LOCATED AT 1020 KING GEORGE POST ROAD IN FORDS, NEW JERSEY, AS PART OF REGION II'S CONSOLIDATED MULTI-MEDIA INSPECTION TARGETING SCHEME. THE INSPECTION FOCUSED ON THE 28 FORM R SUBMISSIONS MADE BY HATCO INCOR- PORATED FROM 1987 TO 1995. HATCO MANUFACTURES FINE ORGANIC CHEMICALS, PHOSGENATED AND SPECIALTY INTERMEDIATES FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL AND FOOD INDUSTRY. AS A RESULT OF THE INSPECTION IT APPEARED THAT HATCO CORPORATION PROCESSED GREATER THAN 25,000 POUNDS OF BISPHENYL A IN REPORTING YEARS 1992, 1993, AND 1995, AND FAILED TO FILE THE APPROPRIATE FORMS R UNDER SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT. AN ADMINISTRA- TIVE COMPLAINT WAS ISSUED DECEMBER 30, 1997, AS A DECA LEAD ACTION TO ADDRESS THESE VIOLATIONS. THE PROPOSED PENALTY WAS $46,088. THE FACILITY HAS ALREADY FILED THE REQUESTED FORM RS AND HAS COME INTO COMPLIANCE FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED IN THE ABOVE PROPOSED COMPLAINT. SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS ARE PENDING.

Defendants (1)

• HATCO INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HATCO CHEMICAL CORPORATION

  1020 KING GEORGES POST ROAD, FORDS, NJ, 08863

  Registry ID: 110005986139

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HATCO CORPORATIONentered 1998-04-09

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $27,652

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1997-12-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-01-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-04-09Final Order Issued
• 1998-04-09Enforcement Action Closed