EPA v. DU PONT BELLE PLANT

Case summary

EPA ISSUED A NOD PURSUANT TO EPA'S REVISED FINAL POLICY ON INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION, AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATIONS, TO DUPONT BELLE PLANT ( DUPONT BELLE PLANT ) FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT. THE DUPONT BELLE PLANT FACILITY IS LOCATED AT 901 WEST DUPONT AVENUE, BELLE, WV 25015. IN A LETTER TO EPA DATED JUNE 14, 2011, DUPONT BELLE PLANT DISCLOSED THAT THE FACILITY HAD FAILED TO SUBMIT TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE INVENTORY FORMS R FOR CYANIDE COMPOUNDS PROCCESSED FOR THE REPOTING YEARS 2007, 2008, AND 2009, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 313 OF EPCRA.

Defendants (1)

• DU PONT BELLE PLANTNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DU PONT BELLE PLANT

  901 WEST DU PONT AVENUE, BELLE, WV, 25015

  Registry ID: 110000344182

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DU PONT BELLE PLANTentered 2012-04-12

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2012-04-12Final Order Issued
• 2012-04-12Enforcement Action Closed
• 2012-04-30Enforcement Action Data Entered