EPA v. KYOWA AMERICA CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
ON DECEMBER 30, 2004, EPA ENTERED INTO A SUPER CAFO WITH KYOWA AMERICA CORPORATION ( KYOWA ), RESOLVING TWO EPCRA 313 TRI REPORTING VIOLATIONS DATING 2001 AND 2002. KYOWA, LOCATED IN WAYNESBURG, PENNSYLVANIA OPERATES A PLASTIC PARTS MANUFACTURING FACILITY. THE PARTIES AGREED TO SETTLE THE VIOLATIONS FOR A PENALTY OF $14,960.00. IN 2001 AND 2002 KYOWA FAILED TO FILE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TRI FORMS R REQUIRED FOR GLYCOL ETHERS. KYOWA PROMPTLY CAME INTO COMPLIANCE AND HAS UPDATED ITS INTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES TO ENSURE CONTINUED COMPLIANC
Defendants (1)
- KYOWA AMERICA CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
KYOWA AMERICA PA PLANT
317 EAST ROY FURMAN HIGHWAY, WAYNESBURG, PA, 15370-8068
Registry ID: 110020059201
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KYOWA AMERICA CORPORATIONentered 2004-12-30
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $14,960
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2004-10-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2004-12-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2004-12-30Final Order Issued
- 2005-01-10Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 135049
- Case number
- 03-2005-0031
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- Yes
- Primary statute
- Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2005-0031 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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