EPA v. PITTSBURGH, CITY OF (HIGHLAND PARK POOL)

Case summary

RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER ( NRC ) AS SOON AS RESPONDENT KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT A RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, NAMELY, CHLORINE, HAD OCCURRED AT RESPONDENT'S OUTDOOR POOL IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDING THE APPLICABLE RQ ON JUNE 19, 2014. ADDITIONALLY RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 304(c) OF EPCRA BY FAILING TO SUBMIT A WRITTTEN FOLLOW-UP EMERGENCY NOTICE, AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE, TO UPDATE THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTE ( LEPC ) AND THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION ( SERC ) REGARDING THE JUNE 19, 2015 CHLORINE RELEASE.

Defendants (1)

• PITTSBURGH, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HIGHLAND PARK POOL

  151 LAKE DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15206

  Registry ID: 110064837306

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PITTSBURGH, CITY OF (HIGHLAND PARK POOL)entered 2015-09-16

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $22,298

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2015-09-16Final Order Issued
• 2015-09-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered