EPA v. ELGIN FINE CHEMICALS, INC.

Case summary

5/20/08 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2,620 FOR THE CERCLA VIOLATION, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS AND $2,630 FOR THE EPCRA VIOLATION, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. ON AUGUST 5, 2007, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF CHLORINE ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF CHLORINE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY -- IN VIOLATION OF CERCLA SECTION 103(a). RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF EPCRA SECTION 304(a) BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SERC AND THE LEPC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF CHLORINE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• ELGIN FINE CHEMICALS, INC. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• ELGIN FINE CHEMICALS, INC.

  2114 LARRY JEFFERS ROAD, ELGIN, SC, 29045

  Registry ID: 110000351930

• ELGIN FINE CHEMICALS, INC.

  2114 LARRY JEFFERS ROAD, ELGIN, SC, 29045

  Registry ID: 110000351930

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ELGIN FINE CHEMICALS, INC.entered 2008-05-20

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $5,240 · SEP: $19,644

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2008-05-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2008-05-20Final Order Issued
• 2008-05-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-06-20Enforcement Action Closed