EPA v. CORCO CHEMICAL CORPORATION

Case summary

ON DECEMBER 30, 2009, EPA COMMENCED AND SETTLED AN ACTION UNDER SECTION 325 OF EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNICTY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT WITH THE SIGNING OF A SUPER CONSENT AGREEMENT AND ACCOMPANYING FINAL ORDER ( SUPERCAFO ) WITH CORCO CHEMICAL CORPORATION ( CORCO ), A PENNSYLVANIA CORPORATION WITH A CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY LOCATED ON TYBURN ROAD AND CEDAR LANE IN FAIRLESS HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA. CORCO VIOLATED EPCRA'S EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROVISIONS BY FAILING TO SUBMIT MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS TO THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION ( SERC ) AND LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE ( LEPC ) IN CONNECTION WITH THE FACILITY'S POSSESSION OF THIRTEEN HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS, THREE OF WHICH ARE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, PRESENT AT THE FACILITY IN QUANTITIES EXCEEDING THEIR RESPECTIVE REPORTING THRESHOLDS, IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF EPCRA. IN ADDITION, CORCO FAILED TO SUBMIT COMPLETE AND ACCURATE EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORMS CONTAINING TIER I OR TIER II INFORMATION FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2005-2007 TO THE SERC AND THE LEPC, IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 312 OF EPCRA. IN SETTLEMENT OF THIS MATTER, CORCO HAS AGREED TO PAY EPA A PENALTY.

Defendants (1)

• CORCO CHEMICAL CORP(SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CORCO CHEM

  TYBURN RD. & CEDAR LN., FAIRLESS HILLS, PA, 19030

  Registry ID: 110000772628

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CORCO CHEMICAL CORPORATIONentered 2009-12-30

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $25,006

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2009-12-30Final Order Issued
• 2009-12-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-01-13Enforcement Action Data Entered