EPA v. WONDER CHEMICAL CORP

Case summary

RESPONDENT FAILED TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDSS), OR A LIST OF MSDS CHEMICALS, WHICH INCLUDED EVERY HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL PRESENT AT THE FACILITY IN QUANTITIES GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO THE THRESHOLD, TO THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION (SERC), THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (LEPC), AND THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, IN VIOLATION OF EPCRA SECTION 311. RESPONDENT ADDITIONALLY FAILED TO PROVIDE AN EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORM CONTAINING TIER I OR TIER II INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR FOR EVERY HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL PRESENT AT THE FACILITY IN QUANTITIES GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO THE THRESHOLD, TO THE SERC, THE LEPC, AND LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE CALENDAR YEARS 1995, 1996, AND 1997, IN VIOLATION OF EPCRA SECTION 312.

Defendants (1)

• WONDER CHEMICAL CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WONDER CHEMICAL CORPORATION

  249 CANAL RD., FAIRLESS HILLS, PA, 190300056

  Registry ID: 110010578954

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WONDER CHEMICAL CORPORATIONentered 2001-11-05

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $27,750

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2000-06-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-07-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-11-05Final Order Issued
• 2003-04-04Enforcement Action Closed