EPA v. UNIMIN CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$86,800
Case summary
VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 68.150 BECAUSE RESPONDENT HAS STORED AN AGGREGATE QUANTITY OF MORE THAN 5,000 POUNDS OF HYDROGEN CHLORIDE (ANHYDROUS) IN THE TUBE TRAILERS AT QUARTZ CRYSTAL PLANT AND AT THE RED HILL FACILITY WITHOUT SUBMITTING A RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR EITHER FACILITY ON OR BEFORE JUNE 21, 1999.
Defendants (1)
- UNIMIN CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
UNIMIN CORPORATION RED HILL IOTA PLT
RED HILL, SPRUCE PINE, NC, 28777
Registry ID: 110015381914
UNIMIN CRYSTAL QUARTZ
300 CRYSTAL DRIVE, SPRUCE PINE, NC, 28777
Registry ID: 110056963148
Statutes cited
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UNIMIN CORPORATIONentered 2002-02-12
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $21,701 · SEP: $222,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2002-02-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2002-02-12Final Order Issued
- 2002-03-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 24774
- Case number
- 04-2002-1506
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- AIR
- EPA region
- 04
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2002-1506 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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