EPA v. GLOBAL TUNGSTEN POWDERS CORP

Case summary

ON DECEMBER 2, 2016, EPA FILED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER WHICH INITIATED AND SETTLED EPA'S PENALTY CLAIM FOR VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA SECTION 304, IN CONNECTION WITH A RELEASE OF APPROXIMATELY 213 POUNDS OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA THAT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 26, 2015 AT RESPONDENT'S CHEMICAL AND REFRACTORY METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FACILITY LOCATED AT 1 HAWES STREET, TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA 18848. THE CONSENT AGREEMENT ASSERTS THAT RESPONDENT FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION ( SERC ) AS SOON AS RESPONDENT KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT A RELEASE OF AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, NAMELY ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, HAD OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDING THE APPLICABLE REPORTABLE QUANTITY AND THAT RESPONDENT FAILED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN FOLLOW-UP EMERGENCY NOTICE, AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE, TO UPDATE THE SERC AS WELL AS THE LOCAL EMERGEN CY PLANNING COMMITTEE ( LEPC ) REGARDING THE JANUARY 26, 2015 RELEASE. RESPONDENT HAS AGREED TO PAY A PENALTY OF $22,281 TO SETTLE THE MATTER.

Defendants (1)

• GLOBAL TUNGSTEN & POWDERS CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• GLOBAL TUNGSTEN & POWDERS CORP

  1 HAWES STREET, TOWANDA, PA, 18848-2134

  Registry ID: 110056957645

• GLOBAL TUNGSTEN & POWDERS CORP

  1 HAWES STREET, TOWANDA, PA, 18848-2134

  Registry ID: 110056957645

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GLOBAL TUNGSTEN POWDERS CORPentered 2016-12-02

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $22,281

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2016-12-02Final Order Issued
• 2016-12-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-01-17Enforcement Action Data Entered