EPA v. BARTLETT MILLING COMPANY, L.P.

Case summary

3/1/2011 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $13,800 (CERCLA VIOLATION - $5,200 AND EPCRA VIOLATION $8,600). RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE TWO SEPS. ON AUGUST 10, 2009, RESPOONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF CHLORINE ABOVE THE RQ AT THRE FACILITY. ORDER ALLEGES: RESPONDENT FAILED 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 FAILED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN FOLLOW-UP EMERGENCY NOTICE TO THE LEPC AND SERC WHEN THERE HAD BEEN A RELEASE OF CHLORINE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. IN VIOLATION OF EPCRA SECTION 304(c).

Defendants (1)

• BARTLETT MILLING COMPANY, L.P.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BARTLETT MILLING COMPANY

  701 SOUTH CENTER STREET, STATESVILLE, NC, 28677

  Registry ID: 110000566307

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BARTLETT MILLING COMPANY, L.P.entered 2011-03-01

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $13,800 · SEP: $39,150

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2011-03-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-03-01Final Order Issued
• 2011-03-14Enforcement Action Closed
• 2011-03-16Enforcement Action Data Entered