EPA v. BLAIRSVILLE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

Case summary

THE REGIONAL JUDICIAL OFFICER SIGNED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ( SUPER CAFO ), WHICH RESOLVED ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 103 OF CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9603, AND SECTION 304 OF EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11004 AT THE BLAIRSVILLE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY ( BMA ) WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ( FACILITY ), LOCATED AT 529 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, IN BLAIRSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. THE VIOLATIONS WERE ASSERTED AS A RESULT OF TWO SEPARATE RELEASES OF CHLORINE AT THE FACILITY ON OCTOBER 1, AND 2, 2002. BMA FAILED TO NOTIFY THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER ( NRC ) FOLLOWING THE OCTOBER 1 RELEASE AND FAILE TO NOTIFY BOTH THE NRC AND THESTATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION ( SERC ) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE OCTOBER 3 RELEASE. ADDITIONALLY, BMA DID NOT PROVIDE TIMELY FOLLOW-UP REPORTS REGARDING THE RELEASES TO THE SERC AND THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE. TO SETTLE THIS MATTER, BMA AGREED TO PAY A PENALTY OF $23,800.00 AND

Defendants (1)

• BLAIRSVILLE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BLAIRSVILLE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT

  203 EAST MARKET STREET, BLAIRSVILLE, PA, 15717-1120

  Registry ID: 110037082135

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BLAIRSVILLE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITYentered 2005-05-31

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $23,800 · SEP: $11,191

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2005-05-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-05-31Final Order Issued
• 2005-06-02Enforcement Action Data Entered