EPA v. REPUBLIC CONDUIT MANUFACTURING

Case summary

11/16/11 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. IN A LETTER DATED JULOY 1, 2010, REPUBLIC CONDUIT DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA 313 AND 40 CFR 372.30, AT THE FACILITY. IN A FOLLOWUP LETTER DATED AUG 6, 2010, REPUBLIC CONDUIT PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFO TO SUPPORT THAT THE COMPANY MET THE NINE ELEMENTS OF THE AUDIT POLICY, INCLUDING DOCUMENTATION IDENTIFYING THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN. THE VIOLATIONS INCLUDED THE FAILURE TO SUBMIT EPCRA TOXIC INVENTORY REPORTS (TRI) TO EPA AND THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION (SERC) FOR SEVERAL CHEMICALS AND COMPOUNDS, INCLUDING HYDROCHLORIC ACID, NITRATE COMPOUND, ZINC COMPOUND, CHROMIUM COMPOUND, AND LEAD THAT WERE MANUFACTURED OR OTHERWISE USED IN EXCESS OF THE REPORTING THRESHOLD FOR THE REPORTING YEARS 2006 THRU 2009. ON JULY 20, 2010, REPUBLIC CONDUIT CAME INTO COMPLIANCE BY ELECTRONICALLY FILING THE RESPECTIVE TRI REPORTS.

Defendants (1)

• REPUBLIC CONDUIT MANUFACTURINGNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• REPUBLIC CONDUIT

  7301 LOGISTICS DR, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40258-3189

  Registry ID: 110024430775

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• REPUBLIC CONDUIT MANUFACTURINGentered 2011-11-16

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-11-16Enforcement Action Closed
• 2011-11-16Final Order Issued
• 2011-11-30Enforcement Action Data Entered