EPA v. CITY OF RADFORD (CITY OF RADFORD WATER TREATMENT PLANT)

Case summary

On May 4, 2020, EPA filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO), (Docket No. CERC-03-2020-0096), which initiated and settled EPA's penalty claim for a violation of the notification requirements in CERCLA Section 103 regarding a release of approximately 152 pounds of chlorine gas on October 20, 2017 (the Release) from Radford's (Respondent's) Water Treatment Plant located at 20 Forest Avenue in Radford, Virginia (the Facility). This direct enforcement action by EPA addresses the need for facilities that use and store quantities of hazardous chemicals in excess of threshold amounts to strictly adhere to notification requirements in the event of a release in excess of a chemical-specific reportable quantity (RQ) so that local, state, and federal responders can evaluate the situation and respond as needed to protect human health and the environment. EPA sent Respondent a Show Cause letter on December 31, 2019. The parties settled EPA?s claim for $21,466. The Consent Agreement asserts that Respondent failed to immediately notify the National Response Center after discovering the Release.

Defendants (1)

• CITY OF RADFORDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CITY OF RADFORD WATER TREATMENT PLANT

  20 FOREST STREET, RADFORD, VA, 24141

  Registry ID: 110000548113

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CITY OF RADFORD (CITY OF RADFORD WATER TREATMENT PLANT)entered 2020-05-04

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $21,466

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2020-05-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2020-05-04Final Order Issued
• 2020-05-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-06-01Enforcement Action Closed