EPA v. MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NATIONAL CASE) (LEAD)

Case summary

MULTI-MEDIA REFERRAL: RCRA: OPERATING DISPOSAL, TREATMENT AND STORAGE UNITS WITHOUT A PERMIT; LDR VIOLATIONS, LIQUIDS IN THE LANDFILL, ACCEPTING OFF-SITE HAZARDOUS WASTE, NUMEROUS PERMIT VIOLATIONS. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF: SITE INVESTIGATION AND CLOSURE OF THE LANDFILL. UIC: UNPERMITTED INJECTION, LDR VIOLATIONS, RECORDKEEPING VIOLATIONS AND OTHER PERMIT VIOLATIONS. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF: SITE INVESTIGATION. CWA: 600 DMR EXCEEDANCES AND FAILURE TO OPERATE/MAINTAIN. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF: UPGRADE SYSTEM. CAA: OPERATING AN UNPERMITTED BOILER, NOTIFICATION VIOLATIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATION/MAINTENANCE LOG. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF: SEEK PERMIT, DEVELOP REQUIRED LOG. EPCRA: A REVIEW OF MORTON'S TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY (TRI) REPORTS AND OHTER INFORMATION REVEALED NUMEROUS SECTION 313 VIOLATIONS AS WELL AS MORE THAN 25 INSTANCES OF FAILIURE TO REPORT RELEASES UNDER CERCLA 103. THE BOTTOM-LINE PENALTY FOR THE EPCRA COUNTS IN THIS CASE IS $317,521. TOTAL PENALTIES (WITHOUT ECONOMIC BENEFIT): APPROXIMATELY 85 MILLION.

Defendants (1)

• MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• MORTON INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED MPM

  5724 ELDER FERRY RD., MOSS POINT, MS, 395639752

  Registry ID: 110069446219

• MORTON INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED MPM

  5724 ELDER FERRY RD., MOSS POINT, MS, 395639752

  Registry ID: 110069446219

• MORTON INTL INC, GRC

  15 KINGS RD. INDUSTRIAL PARK, GREENVILLE, SC, 29606

  Registry ID: 110002100716

• ROHM AND HAAS CHEMICALS LLC

  1951 POPLAR RIDGE ROAD, MELBOURNE, KY, 41059-9329

  Registry ID: 110006498138

Statutes cited

• CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
• SDWA 1423 — Safe Drinking Water Act
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• CAA 113 — Clean Air Act
• RCRA 3003 — Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (3)

• MORTON INTERNATIONAL (AMENDED CD) 04-2003-C019) (NATIONAL CASE) (LEAD)entered 2003-08-26

  Primary law: RCRA

  · SEP: $9,500,000

• MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NATIONAL CASE) (LEAD)entered 2005-11-22

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $70,075

• MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. (04-2001-C008) (NATIONAL CASE) (LEAD)entered 2001-01-17

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $10,000,000 · State/local: $10,000,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1996-03-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-09-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2000-10-26Complaint Filed With Court
• 2005-11-22Final Order Lodged
• 2005-11-22Final Order Entered
• 2005-11-22Concluded