EPA v. GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
1/17/08 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2,619, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ON MAY 15, 2007, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF SULFURIC ACID ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CERCLA SECTION 103(a) BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF SULFURIC ACID IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT THE FACILITY.
Defendants (1)
- GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GEO SPECIALITY CHEMICALS
16693 PLANT ROAD, CHILDERSBURG, AL, 35044
Registry ID: 110038162083
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.entered 2008-01-17
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $2,619
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2008-01-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2008-01-17Final Order Issued
- 2008-01-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2008-02-14Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600079641
- Case number
- 04-2008-2011
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2008-2011 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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