EPA v. TNEMEC COMPANY, INC

Case summary

On March 13, 2019, EPA Region III entered into a CAFO with TNEMEC Company, Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri (Respondent), for alleged violations of Section 313 of EPCRA at its Baltimore, Maryland facility. The parties agreed to a settlement penalty of $18,000 for alleged violations that involved a failure to file Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Reports for polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) for 2015 and for glycol ethers for 2016, both toxic chemicals, which was discovered during a 2018 inspection at the Baltimore facility. The reportable PACs were 32 times greater than the required reporting threshold. PACs are considered to be Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Chemicals (PBTs), thus posing a greater threat to human health and the environment.

Defendants (1)

• TNEMEC COMPANY, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TNEMEC COMPANY, INC.

  2300 EDGEWATER AVE, BALTIMORE, MD, 21222-4097

  Registry ID: 110000339820

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TNEMEC COMPANY, INCentered 2019-03-13

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $18,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2019-03-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-03-13Final Order Issued
• 2019-03-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-03-15Enforcement Action Closed