EPA v. SOUTHCO, INC.

Case summary

THE REGION ISSUED A NOD ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2001 BASED ON A SELF-DSCLOSURE PROVIDED BY SOUTHCO, INC., (SOUTHCO) TO EPA ON MARCH 10, 2000, REGARDING POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF SECTIONS 311 AND 312 OF EPCRA. THE VIOLATION OCCURRED AT SOUTHCO'S BRANDYWINE FACILITY , LOCATED IN CONCORDVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. AFTER REVIEWING THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED BY SOUTHCO, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT ALL CRITERIA OF THE SELF-DISCLOSURE POLICY HAVE BEEN MET AND SOUTHCO IS ENTITLED TO 100% MIGITATION OF THE GRAVITY-BASED COMPONENT OF THE PENALTY, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY $97,750, HAD THE VIOLATION NOT MET THE CONDITIONS OF THE SELF-DISCOSURE POLICY. IN ADDITION, THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT-BASED COMPONENT OF THE PENALTY APPEARS TO BE INSIGNIFICANT AND WILL BE WAIVED AS WELL.

Defendants (1)

• SOUTHCO, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• SOUTHCO INCORPORATED

  210 N. BRINTON LAKE ROAD, CONCORDVILLE, PA, 19331

  Registry ID: 110010973358

• SOUTHCO INCORPORATED

  210 N. BRINTON LAKE ROAD, CONCORDVILLE, PA, 19331

  Registry ID: 110010973358

• SOUTHCO INCORPORATED

  210 N. BRINTON LAKE ROAD, CONCORDVILLE, PA, 19331

  Registry ID: 110010973358

• SOUTHCO INCORPORATED

  210 N. BRINTON LAKE ROAD, CONCORDVILLE, PA, 19331

  Registry ID: 110010973358

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SOUTHCO, INC.entered 2001-09-25

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2001-08-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-09-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-09-25Final Order Issued
• 2001-09-25Enforcement Action Closed