EPA v. E.I DuPont de Nemours and Company
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
The case was taken in response to an explosion at the plant in November 2011. It was determined that the facility did not act in accordance with the requirements of the General Duty Clause - Section 112r(1).
Defendants (1)
- E.I DuPont de Nemours and CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS - YERKES PLANT
3115 RIVER RD, BUFFALO, NY, 14207
Registry ID: 110007997953
Statutes cited
- CAA 112[R][1] — Prevention of Accidental Release/General Duty Clause
Enforcement conclusions (1)
E.I DuPont de Nemours and Companyentered 2015-09-30
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $723,438 · SEP: $111,953
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2015-09-30Final Order Issued
- 2015-09-30Enforcement Action Closed
- 2015-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2015-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600398902
- Case number
- 02-2015-1211
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prevention of Accidental Release/General Duty Clause
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2015-1211 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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