EPA v. OXY VINYLS LIMITED (NATIONAL CASE)

Case summary

OXYVINYLS IS OWNED BY OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION (OXYCHEM). EPA IS REFERRING THIS FACILITY AS PART OF A NATIONAL GLOBAL SETTLEMENT INVOLVING THREE OTHER OXYCHEM FACILITIES LOCATED IN REGION 2 AND REGION6. IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OF 2003, EPA REGION 3 CONDUCTED A MULTIMEDIA INSPECTION OF OXYCHEM'S PVC FACILITY IN POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. THIS FACILITY PRODUCES APPROX 210 MILLION POUNDS OF DISPERSION AND SUSPENSION POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) RESIN ANNUALLY. THE INSPECTION DISCOVERED VIOLATIONS UNDER THE CWA, RCRA, CAA, CERCLA, AND EPCRA. REGION 3 THEREAFTER ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT TO OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP. SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN REGION 3 AND OXYCHEM FOLLOWED, WHICH CULMINATED IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSENT ORDER. FOLLOWING THESE NEGOTIATIONS, OXYCHEM APPROACHED EPA REGION 3 ABOUT NEGOTIATING A GLOBAL SETTLEMENT TO RESOLVE POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS AT THEIR OTHER FACILITIES

Defendants (2)

• OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION
• OXY VINYLS, LPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OXY VINYLS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

  4014 BELLS LANE, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40211

  Registry ID: 110043801972

Statutes cited

• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CAA 112B — Asbestos

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• OXY VINYLS LIMITED (NATIONAL CASE)entered 2006-07-27

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $23,800 · State/local: $70,000 · SEP: $250,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2004-11-08Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2004-11-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2006-06-07Final Order Lodged
• 2006-06-07Complaint Filed With Court
• 2006-07-27Concluded
• 2006-07-27Final Order Entered
• 2017-09-14Enforcement Action Closed