EPA v. CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, dba PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS, INC.

Case summary

4/25/2008 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. IN LETTERS DATED MAY 2, AND JUNE 15, 2007, RESPONDENT ADMITTED THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA SECTION 313: FAILED TO TIMELY SUBMIT TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY (TRI) FORMS FOR EIGHT OF ITS FACILITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ONE OF ITS FACILITIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO EPA, THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 313 OF EPCRA. FOR ITS FACILITY IN LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT TRI FORMS FOR NAPHTHALENE FOR REPORTING YEAR 2004. FOR REPORTING YEARS 2004, AND 2005 FOR ITS FACILITY IN HARTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FACILITIES IN ARDEN MONCURE, GOLDSBORO, ROXBORO, SEMORA, AND WILMINGTON, RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT TRI FORMS FOR NAPHTHALENE. FOR ITS FACILITY IN HAMLET, NORTH CAROLINA, RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT TRI FORMS FOR NAPTALENE FOR REPORTING YEAR 2005, AND FAILED TO SUBMIT TRI FORMS FOR AMMONIA FOR REPORTING YEARS 2004, AND 2005. ON OR BEFORE JUNE 15, 2007, RESPONDENT SUBMITTED THE FORMS TO THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES.

Defendants (1)

• CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (12)

• DUKE ENERGY ASHEVILLE PLANT

  200 CP & L DRIVE, ARDEN, NC, 28704

  Registry ID: 110000587071

• ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT

  1700 DUNNAWAY RD, SEMORA, NC, 27343

  Registry ID: 110000346386

• H B ROBINSON POWER PLANT

  3581 WEST ENTRANCE ROAD, HARTSVILLE, SC, 29550

  Registry ID: 110043805326

• H B ROBINSON POWER PLANT

  3581 WEST ENTRANCE ROAD, HARTSVILLE, SC, 29550

  Registry ID: 110043805326

• DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS LLC MAYO E.G. PLT

  10660 BOSTON RD, ROXBORO, NC, 27574

  Registry ID: 110057382666

• DUKE ENERGY H.F LEE PLANT/WAYNE CTY PLANT

  1199 BLACK JACK CHURCH ROAD, GOLDSBORO, NC, 27530-9434

  Registry ID: 110000496552

• ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT

  1700 DUNNAWAY RD, SEMORA, NC, 27343

  Registry ID: 110000346386

• DUKE ENERGY H.F LEE PLANT/WAYNE CTY PLANT

  1199 BLACK JACK CHURCH ROAD, GOLDSBORO, NC, 27530-9434

  Registry ID: 110000496552

• DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC - W. H. WEATHERSPOON PLANT

  491 POWER PLANT ROAD, LUMBERTON, NC, 28358

  Registry ID: 110000350049

• RICHMOND COUNTY COMBUSTION TURBINE PLANT

  198 ENERGY WAY, HAMLET, NC, 28345

  Registry ID: 110004060417

• PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS CAPE FEAR STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT

  500 C P & L ROAD, MONCURE, NC, 27559

  Registry ID: 110000586349

• SUTTON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT

  801 SUTTON STEAM PLANT RD, WILMINGTON, NC, 284018357

  Registry ID: 110000350174

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, DBA PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS, INC.entered 2008-04-25

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2008-04-25Enforcement Action Closed
• 2008-04-25Final Order Issued
• 2008-07-02Enforcement Action Data Entered