EPA v. CHEMTEX CARIBBEAN INC
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$30,000
Case summary
LARGE QUANTITY OF CHLORINE USED & STORED ON SITE AND FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER EPCRA-311, 312 AND 313. * THERE ARE TWO OTHER PROGRAM PERSON LISTED ON THE FORM. IN EPA'S NJ OFFICE, THEY ARE: ELLEN BANNER, 732-321-4348 AND, NORA LOPEZ, 732-3906-6890 * THE ATTORNEY & THE PROGRAM PERSON LISTED IN THE SYSTEM ARE IN THE PR, OFFICE. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE SPACE FOR THEIR SEPARATE EXTENSIONS. BOTH THE ATTY AND THE ENGINEER HAVE THE SAME NUMBER WHICH IS: 787-729-6951 * HECTOR L. VELEZ CRUZ THE ATTY HIS EXT IS X272 * LIZETTE LUGO, THE ENGINEER HER EXT IS X246
Defendants (1)
- CHEMTEX CARIBBEAN INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CHEMTEX CARIBBEAN INC
CARR 176 KM 9.4 CAMINO LAS PIEDRAS CUPEY BAJO, RIO PIEDRAS, PR, 00926
Registry ID: 110010603999
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
- EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CHEMTEX CARIBBEAN INCentered 1999-03-22
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $30,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-09-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-03-22Final Order Issued
- 1999-03-22Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 6651
- Case number
- 02-1998-0301
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- NYSUP
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-1998-0301 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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