EPA v. FARMERS INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.

Case summary

7/1/10 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1,511, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO PERFORM A SEP. ALLEGATIONS: ON OCT 21, 2008, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF FRIABLE ASBESTOS, ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CERCLA SEC 103(a) BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF FRIABLE ASBESTOS IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREAT THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• FARMERS INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FARMERS INVESTMENT COMPANY

  1288 EAST MAIN STREET, HORSE CAVE, KY, 42749

  Registry ID: 110041874594

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FARMERS INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.entered 2010-07-01

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $1,511 · SEP: $10,790

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2010-07-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-07-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-07-01Final Order Issued
• 2010-07-29Enforcement Action Closed