EPA v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
06/05/2008 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $10,477, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ON DEC 8, 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 RESPONDENT'S FACIITY.
Defendants (1)
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
375 MUSCOGEE ROAD, CANTONMENT, FL, 325330087
Registry ID: 110035614234
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
375 MUSCOGEE ROAD, CANTONMENT, FL, 325330087
Registry ID: 110035614234
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, INC.entered 2008-06-05
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $10,477
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2008-06-05Final Order Issued
- 2008-06-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2008-06-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2008-07-11Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1000005485
- Case number
- 04-2008-2031
- 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 04-2008-2031 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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