EPA v. SOUTHERN GALVANIZING COMPANY

Case summary

ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2015, REGION III FILED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER REGARDING VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 ( EPCRA ), 42 U.S.C. 11023, BY SOUTHERN GALVANIZING COMPANY ( RESPONDENT ) AT ITS MANUFACTURING FACILITY LOCATED 1620 BUSH STREET, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21230 ( FACILITY ). DURING CALENDAR YEARS 2011 THROUGH 2013, THE FACILITY MANUFACTURED OR PROCESSED ZINC COMPOUNDS AS PART OF ITS OPERATIONS INT HE GALVANIZATION OF METAL ITEMS. DURING CALENDAR YEARS 2012 AND 2013, THE FACILITY ALSO PROCESSED LEAD AS PART OF ITS OPERATIONS IN THE GALVANIZATION OF METAL ITEMS. THIS CAFO RESOLVES VIOLATIONS DISCOVERED BY EPA DURING AN JULY 9, 2014 INSPECTION OF RESPONDENT'S FACILITY TO REVIEW COMPLIANCE WITH EPCRA SECTION 313 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. IN REVIEWING THE FACILITY'S MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING RECORDS, THE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT REPONDENT HAD MANUFACTURED OR PROCESSES MORE THAN 25,000 POUNDS OF ZINC COMPOUNDS IN CALENDAR YERS 2011 THROUGH 2013 AND PROCESSED MORE THAN 100 POUNDS OF LEAD IN CALENDAR YEARS 2012 AND 2013 WITHOUT TIMELY FILING A FORM R OR FORM A WITH BOTH EPA AND THE STATE OF MARYLAND AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 313 OF EPCRA AND THE ASSOCIATED FEDERAL REGULATIONS FO 40 C.F.R. PART 372. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT, RESPONDENT WILL PAY A CIVIL PENALTY INT HE AMOUNT OF $25,458.00 TO RESOLVE THESE VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA SECTION 313 AND THE ASSOCIATED FEDERAL REGULATIONS OF 40 C.F.R. PART 372.

Defendants (1)

• SOUTHERN GALVANIZING COMPANY (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SOUTHERN GALVANIZING COMPANY

  1620 BUSH ST, BALTIMORE, MD, 21230

  Registry ID: 110000870914

• SOUTHERN GALVANIZING COMPANY

  1620 BUSH ST, BALTIMORE, MD, 21230

  Registry ID: 110000870914

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SOUTHERN GALVANIZING COMPANYentered 2015-09-22

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $25,458

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2015-09-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-09-22Final Order Issued
• 2015-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered