EPA v. NEPERA INC

Case summary

ON JULY 10, 2001, NEPERA, DISCLOSED TO EPA THAT IT HAD DIS- COVERED TWO RELEASE REPORTING ERRORS IN THE COURSE OF PRE- PARING & REVIEWING THE DATA GENERATED FOR THE YR 2000 TOXIC CHEMICALS RELEASE INVENTORY REPORT FORM R UNDER SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 (EPCRA) 42 U.S.C.  11001 ET SEQ. FOR THE REPORTING YEAR 1998, NEPERA MISTAKENLY USED AN INCORRECT EMISSION RATE FOR THE INCINERATOR FOR 2-METHYL PYRIDINE RESULTING IN AN UNDER RE- PORTING OF 74 POUNDS TO THE STACK EMISSION. IN REPORTING YEAR 1999, NEPERA MISTAKENLY FACTORED THE DESTRUCTION RATE EFFICIENCY OF THE INCINERATOR FOR 2-METHYL PYRIDINE INTO THE RELEASE CALCULATION RESULTING IN AN UNDER REPORTING OF 124 POUNDS TO THE STACK EMISSION. THE DATA QUALITY ERRORS ARE MINOR IN NATURE REPRESENTING 21% OF THE TOTAL AIR EMISSIONS OF 348 POUNDS OF 2-METHYL PYRIDINE IN 1998 AND 22% OF THE TOTAL AIR EMISSIONS OF 575 POUNDS OF 2-METHYL PYRIDINE IN 1999. *

Defendants (1)

• NEPERA INCNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• NEPERA CHEMICAL COMPANY INCORPORATED

  41 ARDEN HOUSE ROAD, HARRIMAN, NY, 10926

  Registry ID: 110000603222

• NEPERA CHEMICAL COMPANY INCORPORATED

  41 ARDEN HOUSE ROAD, HARRIMAN, NY, 10926

  Registry ID: 110000603222

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NEPERA INCentered 2001-11-01

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2001-08-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-11-01Final Order Issued
• 2001-11-01Enforcement Action Closed