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03-1996-0294JudicialClosedFY 1996· Region 03

EPA v. STANDARD CHLORINE OF DELAWARE, INC.

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$349,500

Case summary

STANDARD CHOLINE VIOLATED LEAK DETECTION AND ?AIR REQUIRE- MENTS DESIGNED TO REDUCE CHLOROBENZENE EMISSIONS (40 CFR PART 63) AND FAILED TO CONDUCT FOLL-UP VERIFICATION TESTS ON REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT (40 CFR PART 82).

Defendants (1)

  • STANDARD CHLORINE OF DELAWARE, INC.,Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • METACHEM PRODUCTS LLC

    745 GOVERNOR LEA ROAD, NEW CASTLE, DE, 19720

    Registry ID: 110000338554

Statutes cited

  • CAA 113DClean Air Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • STANDARD CHLORINE OF DELAWARE, INC.entered 1999-06-28

    Primary law: CAA

    Federal penalty: $349,500

Timeline (7 milestones)

  • 1996-06-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1996-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1998-05-18Complaint Filed With Court
  • 1999-03-26Final Order Lodged
  • 1999-06-28Final Order Entered
  • 1999-06-28Concluded
  • 1999-07-16Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
17412
Case number
03-1996-0294
DOJ docket
90-5-2-1-2109
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
AIR
Branch
3RC10
EPA region
03
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Clean Air Act

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1996-0294 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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