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03-1998-0130Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1998· Region 03

EPA v. E.I. DUPONT NEMOURS & CO., INC.

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$69,000

Case summary

RESPONDENT'S FLOW METERING AND STRIPCHART SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE OFF BY A PACTOR OF 1.8. PRIOR TO THE INADVENTENT DISCOVERY OF THE MALFUNCTION, RESPONDENT HAD NOT INSPECTED THE STRIOCHART SINCE ITS INSTALLATION SOME 14 YEARS AGO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOWED THAT RESPONDENT SIGNFICANTLY EXCEEDED ESTABLISHMENT FEE RATE LIMITS.

Defendants (1)

  • E.I. DUPONT NEMOURS & CO, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • DU PONT BELLE PLANT

    901 WEST DU PONT AVENUE, BELLE, WV, 25015

    Registry ID: 110000344182

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3008ACompliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • E.I. DUPONT NEMOURS & COMPANYentered 1999-02-01

    Primary law: RCRA

    Federal penalty: $69,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1998-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1998-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1999-02-01Final Order Issued
  • 1999-03-15Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
18045
Case number
03-1998-0130
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
RCR
Branch
3RC30
EPA region
03
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1998-0130 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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