EPA v. INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS, INC.

Case summary

5/22/07 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $15,717. ON JANUARY 26, 2007, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANITITY AT THE FACILITY. RESPONDENT VIOLATED EPCRA BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SERC AND LEPC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO IMMDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF SODIUM HYPCHLORITE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS

  1125 ROBERTS INDUSTRIAL DR., BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35208

  Registry ID: 110000366675

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS, INC.entered 2007-05-22

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $31,434

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2007-05-22Final Order Issued
• 2007-05-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2007-06-11Enforcement Action Data Entered