EPA v. SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES, INC.

Case summary

8/3/2010 - CONSENT AGREEEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $12,900. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON AUGUST 25, 2009, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF TETRACHLOROETHYLENE ABOVE THE RQ AT THE FACILITY. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTITICATION REQUIREMENT OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF TETRACHLOROETHYLENE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. ON AUGUST 25, 2009, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF TETRACHLOROETHYLENE ABOVE THE RQ AT THE FACILITY. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT OF SECTION 304(a) OF EPCRA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SERC AND LEPC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF TETRACHLOROETHYLENE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES POM

  S OF SW 8TH STREET, W OF N AND, POMPANO BEACH, FL, 33069

  Registry ID: 110020564511

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES, INC.entered 2010-08-03

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $12,900

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2010-08-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-08-03Final Order Issued
• 2010-08-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-08-31Enforcement Action Closed