EPA v. REAMES AND SON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Case summary

FACILITY MAY HAVE FAILED TO SUBMIT MSDS INFO FOR CHEMICALS STORED ABOVE REPORTABLE THRESHOLDS; AND FAILED TO SUBMIT EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS FORMS FOR 1996, 1997, AND 1998. IN A FOLLOWUP LETTER TO EPA DATED 12/9/99, REAMES ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAD SOME EPCRA VIOLATIONS AT THEIR FACILITIES LOCATED IN VALDOSTA, ADEL, AND BARRETTS, GEORGIA. IN THAT LETTER, REAMES STATED THAT THEY HAD CONTRACTED WITH SOUTHERN ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS TO PERFORM A REVIEW OF THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATIONS. AS A RESULT OF THIS REVIEW AND DISCUSSIONS WITH EPA, REAMSES SELF-DISCLOSED THE VIOLATIONS. REAMES DISCOVERED THE VIOLATIONS AS A RESULT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT WHICH REFLECTED THEIR DUE DILIGENCE IN PREVENTING, DETECTING, AND CORRECTING THE VIOLATIONS. THE FACILITY SUBMITTED THE PROPER FORM REPORTS TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES AND FURTHER ADDRESSED ALL NINE CONDITIONS OF EPA SELF-DISCLOSURE POLICY. A GRAVITY- BASED PENALTY OF $159,135 COULD HAVE BEEN ASSESSED.

Defendants (2)

• REAMES AND SON CONSTRUCTION CO.Named in settlement
• REAMES CONCRETE COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• REAMES AND SON CONSTRUCTION CO

  1302 CYPRESS ST., VALDOSTA, GA, 31601

  Registry ID: 110002352150

• REAMES AND SON CONSTRUCTION CO

  1302 CYPRESS ST., VALDOSTA, GA, 31601

  Registry ID: 110002352150

• REAMES CONCRETE CO

  160 W. GIL HARBIN INDUSTRIAL BLVD, VALDOSTA, GA, 31604

  Registry ID: 110010702114

• REAMES CONCRETE COMPANY

  6134 NEW BETHEL RD, BARRETTS, GA, 31601

  Registry ID: 110001419723

• REAMES CONCRETE COMPANY

  1409 NORTH HUTCHINSON AVENUE, ADEL, GA, 31620

  Registry ID: 110001970671

• REAMES CONCRETE COMPANY

  1302 CYPRESS ST, VALDOSTA, GA, 31603

  Registry ID: 110001419741

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• REAMES AND SON CONSTRUCTION COMPANYentered 2000-07-13

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2000-07-13Final Order Issued
• 2000-07-13Enforcement Action Closed
• 2000-10-19Enforcement Action Data Entered