EPA v. PYRAMID CHEMICAL SALES CO
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
EPA EMERGENCY PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE SITE ON JUNE 23 AND FOUND THE WAREHOUSE CONTAINING ABOUT 2,000 DRUMS & CONTAINERS, SOME LABELED FLAMMABLE, CORROSIVE OR POISON. THE DRUMS ARE CONTAINERS WERE DAMAGED, RUSTED OR LEAKING. ALL OF THESE HAZARDS POSED A VISLE OF RELEASE SOME FIRE AND EXPLOSION. UNDER THE AOC THE PRPS WILL REMOVE OR DISPOSE OF THE DANGEROUS DRUMS WERE CONTAINERS.
Defendants (2)
- NITTANY WAREHOUSENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- ODELL, JOEL D.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PYRAMID CHEMICAL SALES CO
22 HIGH ST, POTTSTOWN, PA, 19464
Registry ID: 110009322287
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 122D3 — Violation of Existing AO or CD
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PYRAMID CHEMICAL SALESentered 2000-07-14
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2000-07-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-07-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-07-14Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 19244
- Case number
- 03-2000-0514
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 3RC41
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing AO or CD
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2000-0514 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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